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CONSTITUTION 



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ALPHA CHI RHO 



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Prefae© 



Th^ exoteHc law published herewith consists of three t)at*tB: 
(1) The Constitution; (2) The Statutory Code; and (3) The Dis- 
ciplinary Code. The character and origin of each are briefly men- 
tioned in introductory notices to the respective parts. 

The footnotes, which are inserted throughout the document, are 
not necessarily binding, but are intended to explain in few words 
the historical development of important legislative provisions and 
to offer practical suggestions on the execution of the same, besides 
affording cohvetlieiit cross-references between the Constitution and 
Codes. 

The present codification, undertaken by a special committee at 
the command of the National Council and under its supervision, 
supplants the first general codification which was prepared and pub- 
lished in 1907, All cohstitutional amendments, acts of the National 
Convehtion, edicts of the Natibiial Council, and official decisions of 
the President of the Fraternity, which have been promulgated since 
1907 and which are still of binding force, as well as such portions 
of the Edition of 1907 as have remained in force, are incorporated 
in the present Work» 






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The Constitution 



Introductory Note 



The Constitution of the Fraternity is, next to the Unwritten 
Work and the Ritual, the supreme authority in Alpha Chi Rho. 

The first Constitution, drawn up when the government of the 
Fraternity was vested in the parent Chapter, remained in force with 
some alteration until the adoption of a temporary National instru- 
ment at the Philadelphia Session of 1900. The Hartford Session of 
1903, in adopting a new Constitution that assured the national 
character of the Fraternity and the eflSicient administration of its 
affairs, inaugurated the series of most important and praiseworthy 
reforms which has strengthened Alpha Chi Rho in many ways. 
The Constitution of 1903 has remained in force with comparatively 
few amendments to the present time. 



THE CONSTITUTION 



ARTICLE I. 
Of the Fraternity of Alpha Chi Rho. 

Section 1. COMPOSITION. The Fraternity of Alpka Chi Rho 
iS a national college fraternity. It is composed of all Brothers who 
have been regularly initiated into the Order and who adhere to the 
four Landmarks: Christianity, Morality, Brotherly Love, and In- 
trinsic Worth. 

Sec. 2. GOVERNMENT. The government of the Fraternity of 
Alpha Chi Rho is vested in the President of the Fraternity, the Na- 
tional Convention, the National Council, the Resident Chapters, and 
the Graduate Chapters, subject to the provisions of this Constitution. 



ARTICLE II. 
Of Membership in Alpha Chi Rho. 

Sec. 1. ELIGIBILITY. No person is eligible to membership 
in Alpha Chi Rho unless he is an undergraduate or is pursuing some 
post-graduate course at the institution at which a Resident Chapter 
is situated. 

(II 1) Right to elect Honorary or Faculty members, which prior to 
1903 had been freely vested in the Chapters, was restricted by the 
Constitution of that year to the National Convention, and in 1907 was 
entirely prohibited. The amendment intended no reflection on the eleven 
Brothers who had been initiated as Honorary members, but the neces- 
sity no longer existed for the initiation of persons who were not college or 
university students. See Statute 201, p. 53 , below. 

The President of the Fraternity, in interpreting this section, has 
declared with the concurrence of the National Council (21 February, 
1914) that graduate members of a local society chartered by the Fratern- 
itj^ may legally be initiated. Such memjDcrs, it has been established by 
custom, may be initiated by any Chapter on authorization of the National 
Council, but they are then automatically transferred to the Chapter 
which represents the continuation of their local society. 

For other restrictions on membership in Alpha Chi Rho, see the Ritual 
and likewise Statutes 42, 104-106, pp. 34, 40, below. 



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Sec. 2. ELECTION. Any man eligible to membership in Alpha 
Chi Rho may become a candidate upon the following conditions: 
(1) That his name be proposed to a Resident Chapter in council 
and thoroughly discussed; (2) That his name be brought to vote at 
a subsequent council, reasonable time having been afforded every 
Resident Brother of the Chapter to become acquainted with the 
man proposed; (3) That open ballot be taken under the direction 
of the proper Ritual Officer, each Brother who may vote negatively 
stating his reasons for so doing; (4) That, if possible, the vote of 
every Resident Brother absent from the council at which the ballot- 
ing is held be obtained by the proper Ritual Officer during the week 
after the council; (5) That in announcing the result of the ballot, 
every Resident Brother who has not voted at the council or within 
one week be counted as voting affirmatively; (6) That the election 
be unanimous; (7) That a man once blackballed may never again 
become a candidate except by consent of the Brother or Brothers 
who blackballed him. 

Sec. 3. POSTULANTS AND INITIATES. A candidate may be- 
come a postulant and a postulant may be initiated into the Frater- 
nity, under the direction of the proper Ritual Officer; but be it pro- 
vided that no candidate shall become a postulant until he has been 
acquainted with the Landmarks of the Fraternity, and that no postu- 
lant shall be initiated until he has passed a satisfactory examination 
on the principles of the Order. 

(11 2) This section, introduced in 1907, defined and legalized the cus- 
tom of election of new members which had grown up in the Chapters, i. 
e., of requiring each Brother to state his opinion of every man proposed. 
It was then stated clearly that the ballot shall be open and unanimous. 
To require such ballot is the best guarantee of the enforcement of the 
third and fourth Landmarks. 

For "the proper Ritual officer" and the form of balloting, consult the 
Ritual. 

"There is nothing in our laws. Ritual, or customs to prevent a Resi- 
dent Chapter from adopting by unanimous consent any regulation it sees 
fit to govern the approaching and tentative pledging of new men. Of 
course, the formal ballotinsr in council and the formal ceremony of pledg- 
ing, as mentioned in the Constitution of the Fraternity, and prescribed 
by the Ritual, are to be carried out after the opening of the college year, 
in accordance with constitutional provision. There is nothing to prevent 
a man who has been tentatively pledged, even if not as yet formally 
pledged, from living in the Fraternity House, pending the formal pledg- 
ing, examination, and initiation." — The President of the Fraternity, 
before the National Council. 17 June. 1910. 

(II 2 (7) ) This states almost word for word a decision by Phi Psi, 16 
October, 1895. 

(II 3) Every candidate for membership must be instructed in the 
Landmarks before he is pledged. This is part of the scheme of instruc- 
tion and examination first authorized by the Brooklyn Session of 1906 
and now in force in thp Fraternity. Spp below, j^rt. IV. Sec. 3: and 
Statutes 60-64. No postulant may be initiated until the Correspondent 



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Sec. 4. RESIDENTS AND GRADUATES. Brothers are desig- 
nated Resident from the date of their initiation until they cease be- 
ing students at the college or university where their Chapter is 
located; thereafter they are designated Graduate. Resident Broth- 
ers constitute the Resident Chapters; Graduate Brothers constitute 
the Graduate Chapters; Resident and Graduate Chapters together 
constitute the Phi's. 

Sec. 5. AFFILIATION IN ANOTHER PHI. A Resident Broth- 
er in good standing may affiliate with any Resident Chapter, and 
any Graduate Brother in good standing, with any Chapter, by ex- 
pressing his desire in writing and obtaining permission from the 
Chapter of original jurisdiction. 

Sec. 6. AFFILIATION IN THE SAME PHI. A Resident Bro- 
ther in good standing may affiliate with the Graduate Chapter of 
his Phi by stating his desire and reasons in writing and obtaining 
permission from the Resident Chapter and the National Council.. 

Sec. 7. PRIVILEGES OF GRADUATE BROTHERS IN RESI- 
DENT CHAPTERS. A Graduate Brother, upon assuming the obli- 
gations of Resident membership, may be admitted at the discretion 

of the Chapter concerned has notified the other Chapters. . See Statute 
40, p. 34, below. 

(n 4) The old nomenclature of "Active" and "Graduate" was changed 
in 1907 to the more exact "Resident" and "Graduate." Membership in Al- 
pha Chi Rho should be permanent in its allegiance and effort for the Frat- 
ernity, not merely during college days, but throughout life. The time 
of active membership of a Brother extends from his initiation to the day 
of his death. 

The word "Graduate" is not used in the commonlv accepted connota- 
tion of one who has received a degree or diploma, but means one who 
has taken a step. 

(n 5) Many college fraternities, largely because of a lack of homo- 
geneity in membership, allow a Chapter to erect barriers against mem- 
bers of other Chapters. With Alpha Chi Rho, however, it is a funda- 
mental principle that a Brother is just as much a Brother, and just 
as closely bound, to the Brother of another Chapter as to the Brother 
of the Chapter through which he was initiated into the Fraternity. 

(II 6) This section is intended primarily for Brothers in university 
Chapters. It enables them, after having been several years in the uni- 
versity, to sever connection with the Resident Chapter and join the 
Graduate Chapter, even though they still remain Resident Brothers. 
The National Council has customarily refused to accord its permission 
for such a transfer of a Resident Brother to the Graduate Chapter un- 
less he has been four full years in the Resident Chapter and is in good 
financial standing therein. 

(II 7) The "obligations of Resident membership" are such as the 
Resident Chapter may legally impose, e. g., attendance at councils and 
payment of dues. 

See Art. X, Sec. 5, p. 22, below. 



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of the Resident Chapter of his Phi to all privileges of membership 
m said Resident Chapter except voting therein for National Dele- 
gates. 

Sec. 8. PROHIBITION ON EXPELLED MEN. No person who 
has been expelled from the Fraternity shall again become a mem- 
ber thereof. 

Sec. 9. PROHIBITION ON RESIGNATION. No Brother may 
resign his membership in Alpha Chi Rho or voluntarily withdraw 
from the Fraternity. 

Sec. 10. DUAL MEMBERSHIP. No member of another col- 
lege fraternity is eligible to membership in Alpha Chi Rho; and no 
Brother in Alpha Chi Rho shall join any other college fraternity. 
The National Council has power to regulate membership of the 
Brothers in honorary, professional, and class societies. 

Sec. 11. RESTRICTION ON RESIDENT CHAPTERS. The 
National Council has power at any time to regulate the size or char- 
acter of membership in any Resident Chapter. 

Sec. 12. DISCIPLINARY CONTROL. Disciplinary control 
shall be exercised over the Brothers by the President of the Fra- 
ternity, the National Convention, the National Council, and the 
Chapters, iti accordance with the provisions of this Constitution and 
of the Disciplinary Code of the National Convention. 

ARTICLE Mi. 
Of the President of the Fraternity. 

Sec. 1. ELIGIBILITY AND ELECTION. The President of the 
Fraternity must be a Graduate Brother in good standing. He shall 

(TI 9) The Fraternity has never recognized any such thing as resig- 
nation or voluntary withdrawal from membership. There are many of- 
ficial decisions to this effect by the President of the Fraternity and 
the National Convention. Attempted resignation or withdrawal has al- 
ways been regarded as manifest disloyalty. 

(II 10) Membership in Theta Nu Epsilon and Acacia is forbidden by 
Edict, 27 July, 1907. For restrictions imposed on membership in pro- 
fessional societies, see Statute 106, pp. 40-41, below. 

(II 11) This is intended primarily to prevent too large Resident mem- 
bership in any Chapter. The Fraternity feels that Brotherhood can best 
be developed in the small Chapter, where each Brother has the opportun- 
ity to know every other Brother intimately. The conservative Chapter 
is the best. 

(II 12) Full details as to the exercise of this disciplinary control are 
contained in the Disciplinary Code of the Fraternity (below, pp. 55-63), a 
documonl which can be altered only in accordance with this Constitution 
and by three-fourths vote of the National Convention. 



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be elected by majority ballot at a regular session of the National 
Convention and hold office for the term of one year or until his suc- 
cessor shall have been elected and installed. 

Sec. 2. GENERAL POWERS. The President of the Fraternity 
is the chief Ritual and executive Officer and the chief Servant of the 
Brotherhood. He shall enforce due observance of the Ritual, Con- 
stitution, and laws of the Fraternity. He shall decide all questions 
of law and order, and all appeals, which decisions shall be binding 
until reversed by the National Convention. 

Sec. 3. POWERS OVER CONVENTION AND OFFICERS. The 
President of the Fraternity shall preside at the sessions of the Na- 
tional Convention and appoint all committees unless otherwise 
ordered. He has power to require the attendance of and informa- 
tion respecting his office from any officer. 

Sec. 4. DEPRIVATION. The President of the Fraternity may 
be deprived of the prerogatives of his office by three-fourths vote of 
the National Convention. 

Sec. 5. ACCESSION OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT. In case of 
the death, resignation, deprivation, or inability to act, of the Presi- 
dent of the Fraternity, the Vice-President of the Fraternity shall 
discharge all the functions of the office in the name of the Presi- 
dent of the Fraternity. 



ARTICLE IV. 
Of the National Secretary. 

Sec. 1. ELIGIBILITY AND ELECTION. The National Secre- 
tary must be a Brother in good standing. He shall be chosen by 

(III) The powers and duties of the President of the Fraternity are 
practically the same as first defined at the Hartford Session in 1903. 
From 1904 to 1913 he was required to visit every Resident Chapter an- 
nually, — a duty which is now performed by the National Secretary. The 
Presiaents of the Fraternity have been: Wm. A. Eardeley, 1900-1901; 
Howard M. Long, 1901-1903; Henry J. Blakeslee, 1903-1908; M. J. Picker- 
ing, 1908-1910; Carlton J. H. Hayes, 1910-1912; James L. Robinson, 1912- 
1914; VanCourt Carwithen, 1914-1917; Henry C. Staunton, 1917-. 

(Ill 4) The President of the Fraternity, as chief Servant of the entire 
Brotherhood, may not be removed from office by the National Conven- 
tion, but he may be deprived of the prerogatives of his office. It is 
questionable whether he may otherwise be disciplined during his term 
Of office. 

(Ill 5) The proper form in such a case is "Brother , Vice-' 

President of the Fraternity, acting in the name of the President of 
the Fraternity." 



10 THE CONSTITUTION 

the National Council and hold office from March thirty-first for the 
term of one year or until his successor shall have been chosen. 

Sec. 2. GENERAL DUTIES. The National Secretary shall 
keep a faithful record of the transactions of the National Conven- 
tion and of the National Council; conduct the general correspon- 
dence of the Fraternity; draw all orders on the National Treasurer; 
keep a true account of the standing of all Resident and Graduate 
Chapters and of all Brothers; and make annual report in writing to 
the National Convention. 

Sec. 3. DUTIES OP INSTRUCTION. The National Secretary 
shall superintend the education of Postulants and Brothers in the 
principles, history, and policy of the Fraternity; give such instruc- 
tion and conduct such examinations as may be thought necessary 
or expedient; and keep a true account of the proficiency of the 
Brothers. 

Sec. 4. DUTIES OF VISITATION. The National Secretary 
shall vi^rit each Resident Chapter ofiicially once each year and ex- 
amine into the condition of said Chapter, and on the occasion of 
such visit shall examine its books and records and see that they 
are properly kept; point out any errors he may ascertain in its con- 
duct or mode of procedure; and take such other constitutional 
action as he shall think for the best interests of the Chapter. For 
the purpose of such visitation he may convene a Chapter at any 
time, preside therein during such convention, and require a full or 
partial rehearsal of the Ritual. 



ARTICLE V. 

Of Other National Officers. 

Sec. 1. TITLES AND ELIGIBILITY. The Officers of the Fra- 
ternity, in addition to the President of the Fraternity and the Na- 
tional Secretary, are the Vice-President of the Fraternity, three Na- 

(IV) The office of National Secretary dates from the first session 
of the National Convention (Hartford, 1899). At the New Haven Session 
of 1913 the duties of the National Recorder and of the National Instructor 
were joined to those of National Secretary, and, in addition, the Na- 
tional Secretary assumed the duties of visitation previously performed 
by the President of the Fraternity. Since 1913 the National Secretary 
has been paid an honorarium by the Fraternity. See Statutes 130-131, 
p. 43, below. 

The National Secretaries have been: Charles S. Havens, 1900-1902; 
Bayard Q. Morgan. 1902-1903; Carlton J. H. Hayes, 1903-1908; James L. 
Robinson, 1908-1912; John L. Daniel, 1912; Thomas F. Flanagan, 1912- 
1913; Dixon R. Fox. 1913-. 



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tional Councillors, the National Treasurer, the National Editor, and 
the Publication Manager. All Officers must be Brothers in good 
standing. 

Sec. 2. ELECTION OF VICE-PRESIDENT AND NATIONAL 
COUNCILLORS. The Vice-President of the Fraternity and the 
three National Councillors shall be elected by majority ballot at 
a regular session of the National Convention. The Vice-President of 
the Fraternity must be a Graduate Brother in good standing. The 
first named shall hold office for the term of one year, and the others 
for the term of three years, or until their successors shall have been 
elected and installed. One National Councillor shall be elected each 
year. These Officers, together with the President of the Fraternity, 
the National Secretary, and the National Treasurer, shall constitute 
the National Council. Vacancies in office may be filled by the Na- 
tional Council at any time. 

Sec. 3. ELECTION OF OTHER NATIONAL OFFICERS. The 
National Treasurer, the N?.tional Editor, and the Publication Man- 
ager shall be chosen by the National Council. The National Editor 
and the Publication Manager shall hold office from March thirty- 
first for the term of three years, and the National Treasurer from 
March thirty-first for the term of one year, or until their successors 
shall have been chosen. 

Sec. 4. DUTIES OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE FRA- 
TERNITY. The Vice-President of the Fraternity shall assist the 
President of the Fraternity in the discharge of his duties, and in 
case of the death, resignation, deprivation, or inability to act. of the 
President of the Fraternity, he shall discharge all the functions of 

(V) Office in Alpha Chi Rho is for work — not glory. No Brother, 
no matter how popular and loyal, should be elected to National office 
without the minimum qualifications properly to discharge such office — 
the habit to do rather than to promise; the" insight into the most prac- 
tical means to a given end; last, but not least, the initiative without 
which a man remains a follower rather than a leader of men. 

In 1907 three other National offices were created: National Recorder, 
National Instructor, and Attorney. The first two were abolished in 1913 
and the last in 1915. The National Recorders were: Harold H. Smith, 
1907-1911; John L. Daniel, 1911-1912; Donald W. Henry, 1912-1913. The 
National Instructors were: Edward C. Bailly, 1907-1909; Albert T. Steel- 
man, 1909-1910; G. Sherburne Rogers, 1910-1913. The National Attorneys 
were: M. B. Saul, 1907-1909; Frank G. Sayre, 1909-1915. 

(V 4) The office of Vice-President of the Fraternity was created at 
the Philadelphia Session of 1900; and its duties defined at the Hartford 
Session of 1903, and at the Brooklyn Session of 1906. The Vice-Presi- 
dents of the Fraternity have been: Scott B. Malbon, 1903-1904; Daniel O. 
Towl, 1904-1905; James M. Shelley, 1905-1908; Theodore B. Lathrop, 1908- 
1910; Irving N. Countryman, 1910-1914; F. Percy Kalkhoff, 1914-1915; J. 
Edward Fagen. 1915 -. 



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the office in the name of the President of the Fraternity. He shall 
act as Supervisor of the Graduate Chapters and Clubs and of the 
Graduate Brothers of the Fraternity. At the sessions of the Na- 
tional Convention, he shall assist the President of the Fraternity in 
preserving order, superintend the balloting, and count votes upon 
division. 

Sec. 5. DUTIES OF THE NATIONAL TREASURER;. The Na- 
tional Treasurer shall collect all moneys of the National Fraternity; 
keep a record of all receipts and expenditure^; preserve all bills; 
report the condition of the Treasury whenever requested by the 
President of the Fraternity or by the National Council; and make 
annual report in writing to the National Qanvention. 

Sec. 6. DUTIES OF THE NATIONAL EDITOR AND OF THE 
PUBLICATION MANAGER. The National Editor and the Publica- 
tion Manager shall edit and publish The Garnet and White, The 
Labarum, and other publications of the Fraternity, subject to the 
general control of the National Council. They shall make annual 
reports in writing to the National Convention. 

Sec. 7. OTHER DUTIES OF THE OFFICERS. The Officers 
of the Fraternity shall perform such other duties as may be pre- 
scribed by this Constitution and the laws of the Fraternity. 

Sec. 8. REMOVAL. Any officer, except the President of the 

(V 5) The office of National Treasurer dates from the Hartford Ses- 
sion of 1899. His election, vested in the National Convention until 1907, 
has since that time been vested in the National Council. The National 
Treasurers have been: F. A. McElwain, 1899-1900; H. H. Welsh, 1900- 
1901; B. S. Easton, 1901-1902; Bayard Q. Morgan, 1902-1903; George B. 
Walker, 1903-1916; Richard G. Kinscherf, 1916-. 

(V 6) Alpha Chi Rho was the first Fraternity to maintain a publica- 
tion during its first decade. "The Garnet and White" was first suggested 
to Phi Psi on 12 October, 1898, and edited as a local chapter publication. 
Its publication as a Fraternitv magazine was authorized by the Hart- 
ford Session of 1899, and the "first number appeared in September, 1900. 
At the Hartford Session of 1903, The Garnet and White was put un- 
der the general control of the National Council, and under the imme- 
diate control of the Managing Editor and the Business Manager. The 
constitutional revision of 1907 served to change the office titles and du- 
ties from those of Managing;- Editor -Tnd Business Manager of The Garnet 
and White, to those of National Editor and Publication Manager, re- 
spectively, vesting their election not in the National Convention as hith- 
erto, but in the National Council. For detailed regulations concerning 
the publications of the Fraternity, see Statutes 170-194, pp. 48-53, below. 
The National Editors have been: "James Albert Wales, 1900-1903; Henry 
C. Staunton, 1903-1917; Carlton J. H. Hayes, 1917-. The Publication 
Managers have been: James Albert Wales, 1900-1903; Bayard Q. Morgan, 
1903-1904; M. J. Pickering, 1904-1906; Walter I. Tamlyn, 1906-1913; Clare- 
mont I. Tolles, 1913-1915: David P. Samson, 1915-1917: Acheson H. Cal- 
laghan, 1917-. 



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Fraternity, may be removed from office by three-fourths vote of the 
National Convention. Any officer, except a voting member of the 
National Convention or the President of the Fraternity or the Vice- 
President of the Fraternity or a National Councillor, may be re- 
moved from office by five-sevenths vote of the National Council. 
Vacancy in office is filled by the National Council. 

ARTICLE VI. 

Of the National Committees. 

Sec. 1. TITLES AND APPOINTMENT. The President of the 

Fraternity shall annually appoint standing committees on Ritual 

and Discipline, consisting of three members each. All Committee- 
men must be Brothers in good standing. 

Sec. 2. THE COMMITTEE ON RITUAL. The Committee on 
Ritual shall assist the President of the Fraternity in his Ritual 
duties. 

Sec. 3. THE COMMITTEE ON DISCIPLINE. The Committee 
on Discipline shall hear and consider all appeals and complaints 
made to the National Convention; conduct all trials coming within 
the jurisdiction of the National Convention; and report each case 
with recommendations to the National Convention. 

Sec. 4. SPECIAL DUTY OF CHAIRMEN. The Chairman of 
each standing committee shall act as its Secretary and keep a faith- 
ful record of its official transactions, which record shall be sub- 
mitted to the National Council whenever required. 

Sec. 5. REMOVAL. Any Committeeman may be removed from 
office by the President of the Fraternity or by five-sevenths vote of 
the National Council. Vacancy in committee is filled by the Presi- 
dent of the Fraternity. 

ARTICLE VII. 

Of the National Convention. 

Sec. 1. POWERS. All powers not specially delegated to the 
President of the Fraternity, the National Council, the Resident 
Chapters, or the Graduate Chapters, are delegated to the National 
Convention. 

(VI 2) The President of the Fraternity is the supreme authority of 
the Fraternity in the execution and interpretation of the Ritual. This 
Committee on Ritual should not only advise him in his work, but should 
do its utmost to develop interest in our Ritual and see that it is properly 
discharged throughout the Fraternity. 

(VI 3) See the Disciplinary Code, especially Sections 24-27. 



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Sec. 2. COMPOSITION. The National Convention shall be 
composed of the Officers of the Fraternity, the living Past Presi- 
dents of the Fraternity, and National Delegates as follows: the 
Resident Brothers in each Resident Chapter shall elect two regular 
and two alternate National Delegates, and each Graduate Chapter 
shall elect two regular and two alternate National Delegates. Na- 
tional Delegates in all cases shall be properly accredited by the 
Chapter, and hold office for the term of one year or until their suc- 
cessors shall have been elected. National Delegates elected in 
Resident Chapters shall be elected at the second regular council in 
January. 

Sec. 3. SESSIONS. The National Convention shall hold one 
regular session each year, beginning on the third Thursday in 
February, at such place as may be determined upon at the preced- 
ing regular session. But the National Council may change the pre- 
cise time and place of holding the session, if they deem it for the 
best interests of the Fraternity so to do, which change shall be 
announced, at the latest, before the first of February preceding. The 
National Council may call special sessions of the National Conven- 
tion when they deem it necessary or expedient for the interests of 
the Fraternity; and, upon petition of one-half of the Resident Chap- 
ters or one-half of the Graduate Chapters, the President of the Fra- 
ternity and the National Secretary shall call such sessions. No 
business shall be originated at a special session except such as is 
mentioned in the call, and notice thereof, with a copy of the call, 
shall be sent to each Chapter at least three weeks prior to the 
time of its commencement. 

Sec. 4. QUORUM. A quorum shall consist of one-third of all 
National Delegates entitled to seats in the National Convention. 

Sec. 5. VOTING. Each National Delegate sitting in the Na- 
tional Convention, each member of the National Council, and each 

(VII) The National Convention is, next to the Ritual and Constitution, 
the chief authority in the Fraternity. It fypifies the dignity and unity of 
our democratic Brotherhood. 

(VII 3) The first session of the National Convention was held at Hart- 
ford, Conn., on 23-24 June, 1899. The sessions prior to that of 1907 were 
held under chapter auspices; they are now held under the auspices of 
the National Council and of a special resident committee. 

The great Importance of Convention sessions is the ever resultant in- 
crease of enthusiasm in Fraternity work. Every Alpha Chi should 
make special endeavor to attend at least one session; the chances are 
that he will then become a confirmed Convention-goer. Alpha Chi Rho 
has always taken pride in the large percentage of its members who at- 
tend the Fraternity's great annual celebration. 



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Past President of the Fraternity, has one vote. In case of tie, the 
President of the Fraternity has the casting vote. Proxy voting is 
not allowed. No member of the National Convention is bound by 
any action of his Chapter, but is responsible only to the Fraternity 
and to the National Convention. A majority vote decides all ques- 
tions, unless otherwise provided. To remove an Officer, to deprive 
the President of the Fraternity of his rights and powers, to suspend 
a Chapter or a Brother, or to amend the Disciplinary Code of the 
Fraternity, requires a three-fourths vote. To expel a Brother, or 
to cancel the charter of a Chapter, requires a unanimous vote ex- 
clusive of the National Delegates elected by the Phi to which the 
Brother or Chapter under consideration belongs and of the vote of 
any other Brothers of that Phi entitled to vote in the National Con- 
vention. 

Sec. 6. REPORTS. All Resident and Graduate Chapters shall 
make returns as required by the National Convention. Any Chapter 
failing to make report or to pay tax, assessment, or fine, shall be 
reported to the National Convention as not in good standing, and 
the National Delegates elected in such reported Chapter shall not 
be permitted to sit in the National Convention until it shall have 
been placed in good standing. 



ARTICLE VIII. 
Of the National Council. 

Sec. 1. COMPOSITION. The National Council consists of the 
President and the Vice-President of the Fraternity, the National 

(VII 5) It must be remembered that the Nationul Delegates are not 
in any sense officers of the Chapters; they are elected in Chapters sim- 
ply for convenience in order to ensure a vote to every Brother in the 
Fraternity; they are styled Delegates, not because they are Delegates of a 
Chapter, but because to them the Fraternity as a whole has delegated 
important powers. , 

Two vital points should always be borne in mind in law making: (1) 
That the National Convention cannot of itself amend the Ritual or Con- 
stitution of the Fraternity; and (2) That there is great danger in making 
too many laws. 

The principal constructive work in the Fraternity has already been 
done. In future it will be less necessary to construct new methods than 
to amend and enforce standing laws. To keep this fact always in mind 
is to save ourselves from the annoyance of unstable laws on the one 
hand, and from the puerilities of needless legislation on the other. 

For procedure in the National Convention, see Statutes 110-121, pp 41- 
42, below. 

(VII 6) See Statutes 40, 61-63, 70-73, 111, 135, 144, 188. Among the re- 
turns required from the Resident Chapters are the registration notices 
and bi-monthly reports to the National Secretary and the annual report 
to the National Convention. 



16 THE CONSTITUTION 

Secretary, the National Treasurer, and the three National Coun- 
cillors. The National Council may invite other Brothers to attend 
its meetings but not to vote therein. 

Sec. 2. OFFICERS. The President of the Fraternity is ex- 
ofRcio chairman, and the National Secretary is ex-officio secretary, 
of the National Council. 

Sec. 3. MEETINGS. The National Council shall hold at least 
two stated meetings each year at such time and place as it may de- 
termine. Special meetings may be held at any time on the call of 
the President of the Fraternity or of any four members. Notices f 
all meetings must be sent to all the members of the National Coun- 
cil. Four members shall constitute a quorum. 

Sec. 4. GENERAL DUTIES. The National Council is the legal 
Board of Trustees of the Fraternity of Alpha Chi Rho, the Advisory 
Board of the President of the Fraternity, and the supreme executive 
authority of the Fraternity during the interim of sessions in all 
matters coming within the jurisdiction of the National Convention. 
It shall exercise the powers, conduct the business, and control the 
property of the Fraternity, subject to the provisions of this Consti- 
tution and the laws of the National Convention. 

(VIII) The development of the National Council is significant of the 
increased strength of the Fraternity and the greater need of efficient 
administration. "Better one law enforced than ten made." The National 
Council had its origin on 16 October, 1895. as a committee of Phi Psi 
on extension. In 1899, it became a committee of the National Conven- 
tion composed of one Brother from each Chapter. In 1900, its title was 
changed to "National Charter Council." In 1903 it became the "National 
Council," not only with power to grant charters but with practically 
all its present rights and duties as an executive authority, an advisory 
committee to the President of the Fraternity, and a Board of Trustees 
of the Fraternity corporation. In 1904 it was reduced in size to five mem- 
bers elected by the National Convention. The Constitutional revision of 
1907 made the Vice-President of the Fraternity one of the five members 
and deprived the Naiional Council of the absolute right of granting 
charters. In 1915 the National Council was increased in size to seven 
members, of whom five are now elected by the National Convention and 
two are chosen by the National Council itself. The National Councillors 
have been: Bayard O. Morgan, 1903-1904; Herbert Berri, 1903-1906; J. 
Ernest Willcox, 1903-1904; M. B. Saul, 1903-1904; Edward G. Nellis, 1904- 
1905;Richard W. Tull, 1904-1907; James Albert Wales, 1905-1908; Arthur 
S. Baker, 1906-1908; Henry C. Staunton, 1907-1910; G. Stuart Breadv, 
1908-1912; Robert J. McFetridge, 1910-1912; Alfred H. Wagg, 1912- ; 
Harold Hellyer, 1912-1916; Richard G. Kinscherf, 1915-1916; Walter I. 
Tamlyn, 1916- ; Otto F. Sieder, 1916- 

(VIII 3) A majority vote of all members of the National Council, not 
merely of those present at a meeting, is necessary to transact business. 
[President of the Fraternity, from chair, on question, 9 August, 1907.] 

(VIII 4) The Fraternity was incorporated under the laws of the State 
of Connecticut as "The Fraternity of Apha Chi Rho" on 21 September, 
1895. 



THE CONSTITUTION 17 



Sec. 5. JURISDICTION OVER CHAPTERS. The National 
Council has power on unanimous vote to propose the grant of char- 
ters for new Chapters and to suspend any Resident or Graduate 
Chapter for proper cause. It may by unanimous vote take into its 
keeping the charter of any Chapter at any time and temporarily 
discharge the functions of said Chapter. It has power at any time 
to regulate the size or character of membership in any Resident 
Chapter; and to regulate membership of the Brothers in honorary, 
professional, and class societies. In addition to the one official visit 
to be made to each Resident Chapter by the National Secretary, 
each such Chapter shall also be visited at least once annually by 
a Past President or a member of the National Council to be desig- 
nated by that body. Such Brother shall exercise all of the powers 
of the National Secretary for the purpose of examining into the 
condition of said Chapter and shall report his findings immediately 
to the National Council. 

Sec. 6. JUDICIAL POWERS. The National Council is a high 
court of justice with power to suspend any Brother from member- 
ship in the Fraternity, subject in every case to appeal to the Presi- 
dent of the Fraternity or to the National Convention. 

Sec. 7. CONTROL OF FINANCES. The National Council shall 
audit all bills and claims presented and the books and accounts of 
the officers, and submit at each regular session of the National Con- 
vention a full written report of the state of the finances and an esti- 
mated budget of expenses for the succeeding year. It may appro- 
priate money subject to the provisions of this Constitution and the 
laws of the National Convention. 

Sec. 8. CONTROL OF OFFICES. The National Council shall 
regularly examine into the condition of the offices of the National 
Secretary and the National Treasurer, and see that their books and 
records are properly kept. 

(VIII 5) For note on the regulation of membership in Resident 
Chapter, see above, Art. 11, Sec. 11. 

(VIII 6) Judicial power was accorded to the National Council in 1904. 
For procedure, see Disciplinary Code, especially Sections 19-23. 

(VIII 7) These duties, formerly exercised by a finance committee, 
were entrusted in 1907 to the National Council in its capacity as Board 
of Trustees. The duties incident to the management of the Fraternity's 
finances have increased greatly in the last few years. The auditing 
of accounts and the preparation of a budget for the next year are du- 
ties which require careful attention and a thorough knowledge of the 
details of the Fraternity's affairs. 

(VIII 8) An important provision added in 1907. 



18 THE CONSTITUTION 



Sec. 9. CONTROL OF PUBLICATIONS. The National Council 
has general control of the publications of the Fraternity. 

Sec. 10. POWERS OF APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL. The 
National Council shall fill all vacancies in the National Offices. It 
has power by five-sevenths vote to remove any officer or committee- 
man, except a voting member of the National Convei^tion or the 
President of the Fraternity or the Vice-President of the. Fraternity 
or a National Councillor, from office in the National Fraternity or in 
any Chapter. 

Sec. 11. LEGISLATIVE POWERS. The National Council has 
power to adopt and issue edicts for the execution of powers express- 
ly granted by this Constitution, and such other edicts as are con- 
formable to this Constitution, the Ritual of the Fraternity, and the 
laws of the National Convention. The National Council has power 
within three months after any session of the National Convention to 
declare, by five-sevenths vote, its veto of any law or resolution, or 
any part thereof, passed at such session of the National Convention, 
and such law or resolution, or part thereof, so vetoed, shall be of 
no force and effect unless re-passed by two-thirds vote at the next 
succeeding regular session of the National Convention, or at a spec- 
ial session called for such purpose. 

Sec. 12. RECORD. The National Council, through the Nation- 
al Secretary, shall present at each regular session of the National 
Convention the record of all meetings held during the year^ 



ARTICLE IX. 

Of Resident Chapters. 

Sec. 1. COMPOSITION. A Resident Chapter is an organiza- 
tion legally formed and holden, comprising all the Resident Broth- 
ers of a Phi and such Graduate Brothers thereof as assume the ob- 
ligations of Resident membership. 

(VIII 9) See above, note on Art. V, Sec. 6; and below, Statutes 170- 
194, pp. 48-53. 

(VIII 10) "The National Council may not remove a voting member of 
the National Convention from his office of National Delegate, but may 
remove him from any other office; similarly, the National Council may 
not remove a member of the National Council from his office of National 
Councillor, but may remove him from any other." [President of the 
Fraternity, from chair, on question, 9 August 1907.] 

(VIII 11) Partial veto power over Convention Acts, vested in the 
National Council, was introduced in 1907 and has operated to prevent 
hasty and ill-considered legislation and unnecessary changes in laws, 
while not preventing the adoption of needed modifications. 



THE CONSTITUTION 19 

Sec. 2. INSTITUTION. A Chapter of Alpha Chi Rho shall be 
instituted only upon the petition in writing of not less than seven 
duly registered students of some college or university of good 
standing and repute. The character and qualifications of such peti- 
tioners must be examined and proven. The petition with such in- 
formation as may be required by the National Council shall be 
transmitted to the National Secretary, who shall present the same 
to the National Council for action thereon; if the National Council 
by unanimous vote shall approve the petition, the National Secre- 
tary shall communicate the same to the Resident and Gra .uate 
Chapters; and if, within sixty days thereafter, three-fourths of all 
those voting in three-fourths of the Resident Chapters, including one 
of the two Resident Chapters nearest the petitioning body, shall 
vote affirmatively (failure to vote or to notify the National Secre- 
tary counting as such affirmative vote), the National Council shall 
issue a charter to the petitioners by authority of which they shall 
be constituted a Chapter of Alpha Chi Rho. Be it provided, however, 
that if a petition from a local body was rejected at any time between 
1907 and 1916, inclusive, another from such local body, presented in 
1916 or thereafter, shall require for its acceptance and grant the 
same procedure and the same vote as prevailed between 1907 and 
1916. 



(IX 2) This Is a section added in 1907 and amended in 1916. Chap- 
ters instituted from 1895 to 1900 were chartered by Phi Psi; from 1901 
to 1907, by the National Council acting on behalf of the National Con- 
vention; thenceforth they have been chartered by the Fraternity acting 
through the National Council and the Resident Chapters. From 1907 
to 1916 charter grants required not only the unanimous vote of the 
National Council but also a majority vote of every Resident Chapter. 
The above method of granting charters was established by constitutional 
amendment in 1916. For details of charter grants, see Statutes 20-24, 
p. 32, below. 

With the exception of the unfortunate Phi Upsilon at the State Uni- 
versity of Iowa (1899-1902), the Fraternity has always been essentially 
conservative, whether in National or local growth. ''National," as used 
in Alpha Chi Rho, has no reference to the American nation, but simply 
distinguishes the Fraternity from any local society. The general policy 
of the Fraternity towards National growth has been repeatedly affirmed, 
an especially important and significant statement being the following 
resolution ot 27 July, 1907: "Inasmuch as the closest possible tie must 
be secured between all the Brothers, the National Council is of the 
opinion that National growth should be conservative and careful, that 
Chapters should be instituted only in colleges or universities of approved 
standing, within easy reach of each other." 

Until 1916 the National Council declined to consider any petition from a 
local body unless it came from a college or university within the pres- 
ent limits of the original ten colonies north of North Carolina, but 
this part of the policy was definitely abandoned, after full discussion 
within the Fraternity, in 1916; and a beginning of extension over a wider 
geographical area was made in 1916 by the institution of Phi Kappa at 
the University of Illinois. 



20 THE CONSTITUTION 

Sec. 3. POWERS. Each Resident Chapter has power to elect 
and initiate postulants, to choose its Officers, to manage its own 
finances (subject to the control of the National Convention), to hear 
and determine matters of difference between its Resident members, 
and to make by-laws and rules for its own government and support, 
subject in every case to the Ritual and Constitution of the Fratern- 
ity, the National Convention, and the National Council. 

Sec. 4. OFFICERS. Each Resident Chapter shall have all the 
Ritual Ofllcers. In addition, each Chapter shall elect by majority 
ballot, at the second regular council in January, a non-secret officer 
to be known as Chapter Correspondent, to hold office for the term 
of one year or until his successor shall have been elected. 

Sec. 5. THE CHAPTER CORRESPONDENT. The Chapter 
Correspondent shall represent the National Organization in the Resi- 
dent Chapter, and assist the President of the Fraternity and the 
National Council in carrying out their decisions and edicts; conduct 
promptly the general correspondence of the Resident Chapter; and 
promptly make out and forward to their destinations such reports, 
statements, and notices as may be required by the National Secre- 
tary or the National Council. He shall preserve all books, records, 
pamphlets, periodicals, and other documents of a permanent value 
in the Resident Chapter, and shall transmit to the National Secre- 
tary immediately after his election a list of such documents on file 
in the Chapter. He shall see that all records, correspondence, 
books, and such documents as require it, are bound and properly 
cared for. He shall act as Resident Chapter correspondent to The 
Garnet and White. 

Sec. 6. FORFEITURE OF CHARTER. The charter of a Resi- 
dent Chapter may be forfeited by contumacy to the authority of the 
President of the Fraternity, of the National Convention, or of the 
National Council; by failure to hold regular councils; or by neglect 

(IX 4) The organization of Resident Chapters, unlike that of the 
other agents of government in the Fraternity, is esoteric. For its pro- 
visions, consult the Ritual Code. See also, for the Executive Committee 
within each Resident Chapter, Statute 70. pp. 36-37, below. 

Election to office is not the granting of an honor but is the assignment 
of work to be done. Popularity in the Chapter has nothing to do with 
the choice of an officer — efficiency is the sole criterion. 

(IX 5) The office of Chapter Correspondent is a very important one. 
It should be held by an experienced and capable man. It represents a 
consolidation, effected in 1917, of the two previously existing offices of 
Corresponding Secretary and Recorder, and as such calls for a man well- 
versed in Resident Chanter affairs who at the same time is pi;^snipt and 
reliable and has some literary gift for preparing the bi-monthly letters 
to The Garnet and White. See Statute 185, p. 51, below. 



THE CONSTITUTION 21 



to make returns and pay taxes. No Chapter may resign or volun- 
tarily withdraw from the Fraternity. 

Sec. 7. REVOCATION OF CHARTER. The National Conven- 
tion may by three-fourths vote suspend a Resident Chapter, or may 
by unanimous vote, exclusive of the National Delegates elected in 
the Phi whose Chapter is under consideration and of the vote of 
any other Brothers of that Phi entitled to vote in the National Con- 
vention, cancel the charter of a Resident Chapter. The National 
Council may by unanimous vote suspend a Resident Chapter, or 
take into its keeping the charter of any Resident Chapter at any 
time and temporarily discharge the functions of such Chapter. 



ARTICLE X. 

Of Graduate Chapters. 

Sec. 1. COMPOSITION. A Graduate Chapter is an organiza- 
tion legally formed and holden, comprising all the Graduate Broth- 
ers of a Phi and such Resident Brothers as are allowed by the 
Resident Chapter and the National Council to become members 
thereof. Graduate Chapters are under the general control of the 
Vice-President of the Fraternity, the National Convention, and the 
National Council. 

Sec. 2. FORMATION. To form a Graduate Chapter, it is nec- 
essary that there be seven Graduate Brothers; that a formal meeting 
of organization be held, notice of which meeting must be given 
two weeks prior to all Graduate Brothers of the Phi in good stand- 
ing; that notice of such organization be filed at once with the 
National Sec:"etary; and that the Chapter be accorded recognition 
by a majority vote of the National Council. 

Sec. 3. POWERS. Each Graduate Chapter has power to choose 
its officers, to manage its own finances (subject to the control of the 
National Convention), to hear and determine matters of difference 
between its members, and to make by-laws for its own government 
and support, subject in every case to the Ritual and Constitution of 
the Fraternity and the reserved powers of the President of the 
Fraternity, the National Convention, and the National Council. 

(X) Alpha Chi Rho has made considerable progress in organizing the 
Graduate Brothers. The provisions of this article were adopted in the 
main at the Brooklyn Session of 1906 

(X 1) Every Graduate Brother must be a member of some Graduate 
Chapter, if there be a Graduate Chapter of his Phi. 

For duties of the Vice-President of the Fraternity, see above, Art. V, 
Sec. 4. 



22 THE CONSTITUTION 



Sec. 4. OFFICERS. Each Graduate Chapter shall have the 
following officers, elected annually: President, Resident, and Sec- 
retary-Treasurer. The duties of the President and of the Secretaiy- 
Treasurer, except where otherwise provided, shall be such as usual- 
ly pertain to those offices. The Resident shall be chosen from the 
Graduate Brothers who reside in the vicinity of the Resi- 
dent Chapter at the time of election, and shall act as the official 
Graduate advisor to the Resident Chapter; keep the Resident Chap- 
ter informed of the principal doings of the Graduate Chapter; and 
report to the Secretary-Treasurer the names and addresses of 
Brothers of the Resident Chapter who become Graduate Brothers, 
and of the principal doings of the Resident Chapter. The three 
officers shall constitute the Executive Committee. Vacancies in the 
executive offices or in the office of National Delegate may be filled 
by vote of the Executive Committee at any time. 

Sec. 5. NATIONAL DELEGATES. Every Brother in good 
standing in the Graduate Chapter shall have the right to vote in the 
election of the National Delegates in such Chapter; and if there be 
less than the seven Graduate Brothers requisite to form a Graduate 
Chapter, such Brothers may vote for National Delegates in the 
Resident Chapter of their Phi; Article II, Section 7, to the contrary 
notwithstanding. 

Sec. 6. MEETINGS. Every Graduate Chapter shall hold an 
annual meeting at such time and place as the Executive Committee 
lac.y decide, notice of which meeting shall be sent to all members of 
the Chapter at least ten days preceding the time appointed. At the 
annual meeting the executive officers shall be elected. Meetings 
other than the annual meeting may be held at the discretion of the 
Chapter or of the Executive Committee. Proxy voting is allowable 
at meetings of Gradrcite Chapters. 

Sec. 7. ANNUAL REPORT. The Secretary-Treasurer shall 
annually prepare a report of the Graduate Chapter, containing a 

(X 4) The work of each Graduate Chapter depends largely upon the 
Secretary-Treasurer. He should be carefully selected, and retained in 
office as long as possible. 

On special duties of the Secretary-Treasurer and Resident, see Sta- 
tutes 90-94, 180, 187. 

(X 5) How the first part of this provision is to be executed is left 
to the discretion of each Graduate Chapter. 

(X 6) Annual meetings of most Graduate Chapters are held at com- 
mencement time. 

(X 7) These annual reports were in 1907 the beginning of a system 
of keeping the Graduate Brothers in touch with the Fraternity, a system 
of which the various chapter publications edited by the several Secre- 
tary-Treasurers are now the center. 



THE CONSTITUTION 23 

list of all the members with their last-given addresses, a general 
account of the condition of the Fraternity at large and a specific 
account of the condition of the Phi; and after such report shall 
have been approved by the Executive Committee, a copy thereof 
shall be sent to every Graduate Brother of the Chapter. 

Sec. 8. RELATION TO RESIDENT CHAPTER. A Graduate 
Chapter has no superior governmental control over the allied Resi- 
dent Chapter, but shall offer from time to time such advice as the 
good of the Fraternity may require. 

Sec. 9. SUSPENSION AND DISSOLUTION. A Graduate Chap- 
ter may be suspended by the National Convention or by the National 
Council; and may be dissolved by the National Convention. A Grad- 
uate Chapter is liable to suspension or dissolution by contumacy to 
the authority of the President of the Fraternity, of the National 
Convention, or of the National Council. No Chapter may resign or 
voluntarily withdraw from the Fraternity. A Graduate Chapter is 
not extinguished by the allied Resident Chapter becoming inactive. 

ARTICLE XI. 
Of Clubs. 

Sec. 1. COMPOSITION. Brothers may organize clubs for so- 
cial purposes in towns, cities, districts, or states of the Unitei 
States, or in foreign countries, but notice of such organization shall 
be filed with the National Secretary. 

Sec. 2. POWERS. Each Club has power to make rules and 
regulations for its own government and support, provided that such 
rules and regulations are conformable to this Constitution and the 
laws of the Fraternity. 

Sec. 3. CONTROL. All Clubs are under the general control of 
the Vice-President of the Fraternity, the National Convention, and 
the National Council. 

(X 9) "By authority of Article X, Section 1, of the Constitution, the 
National Council has secured control over Graduate Chapters as is ex- 
pressly conceded to it over Resident Chapters by Article IX, Section 7, 
of the Constitution. Therefore, the National Council may discharge tem- 
porarily the functions of a Graduate Chapter." — President of the Frat- 
ernity, before National Council, 18 March, 1910. 

(XI 1) The Graduate Brothers are in general obliged to belong to 
Graduate Chapters, i, e., to the organizations which are formed on the 
basis of distribution of Graduates by Phi's; in addition, Graduate 
Brothers should belong, wherever possible, to Graduate Clubs, i. e., to or- 
ganizations which are formed on the basis of the g-eographical distribu- 
tion of the Brothers. 



24 THE CONSTITUTION 

ARTICLE XIL 
Of Finance and Property. 

Sec. 1. TAXATION OF BROTHERS. Taxes and assessments 
may be levied by any Resident Chapter on its Resident Brothers or 
on the Graduate Brothers who assume the obligations of its Resi- 
dent membership. Taxes and assessments may be levied by any 
Graduate Chapter on its members. 

Sec. 2. REVENUE OF THE FRATERNITY. The National 
Convention may derive revenue from charter fees, taxes, assess- 
ments, fines, or in any manner it may from time to time direct. 
The National Convention has authority over all expenditures, sub- 
ject to the provisions of this Constitution. 

Sec. 3. CARE OF FUNDS. The National Council has general 
care, and the National Treasurer immediate care, of the funds 
of the Fraternity. 

Sec. 4. PERMANENT FUND. There shall be a fund designat- 
ed as the "Permanent Fund," revenue for which shall be provided 
by the National Convention. The Permanent Fund shall be drawn 
upon only as follows: (1) In loans to be made on good security at 
the direction of the National Council to assist Chapters, the amount 
of such loans, when repaid, being returned to said fund; and (2) 
The income shall be used as provided by law. 

Sec. 5. PROPERTY. All Ritual paraphernalia, official records, 
and household furnishings of any kind shall be the property of the 
Fraternity of Alpha Chi Rho. Title to all real estate and Chapter 
Houses shall be taken and held in such manner as the National 
Council shall direct. The National Council shall have authority to 

(XII 2) See Statutes. 140-145, pp. 44-46, below. 
(Xli 3) See Statutes 150-154, 174, 182, 195. 
(XII 4) See Statutes 153, 154, p. 47, below. 

The "Permanent Fund" was established at the Philadelphia Session of 
1905. 

(XII 5) "In the name of a corporation formed to take over real prop- 
erty pursuant to Article XII, Section 5, of the Constitution of the Frat- 
ernity, the word 'Association' need not be used, but some other word 
denoting corporate existence may be used in place thereof in order to 
meet the requirements of the particular State in which said corporation 
may be formed" — President of the Fraternity, on question, before Na- 
tional Council, 17 October, 1911. 

"It is the intent of our law that at least the majority of the stock of 
a business corporation formed to acquire or hold real estate or to build 
or take over a Chapter House shall be held by the National Council, thereby 
assuring- final control of such property to the National Fraternitv." Presi- 
dent of the Fraternity, on question, 1 September, 1917. 



THE CONSTITUTION 25 

permit the Brothers of any Chc.pter acquiring real estate and a 
Chapter House to incorporate, and to permit the title to such real 
estate and Chapter House to be taken and held, in such case, in the 
name of such corporation: Provided that such corporation shall 
be created in the state in which said Chapter is located; that the 
membership of said corporation shall consist of all Graduate and 
Resident Brothers of the Phi; that the certificate of incorporation, 
the by-laws of said corporation, and any amendments to either, 
shall be approved by the National Council before adoption by said 
corporation; that the officers of said corporation shall be chosen 
entirely from the Graduate Brothers of the Phi, and that the name 
of said corporation shall be (insert Chapter name) Building Associ- 
ation of Alpha Chi Rho; and, provided further, that said corpora- 
tion shall be subject to this Constitution and the laws of the Frater- 
nity. 

Sec. 6. OWNERSHIP OF BADGE. Property right to all 
Badges is vested in the Fraternity, and the National Council has 
power to adopt edicts to give full force to this provision. 



ARTICLE XML 
Of AmendmenL 

Sec. 1. MANNER. All proposed amendments to this Consti- 
tution shall be presented in writing to the National Council, to- 
gether with the reasons why the same should be adopted. If passed 
by a majority vote of the National Council, the National Secretary 
shall, immediately thereafter, submit them as presented to the 
various Chapters. For adoption they shall require three-fourths 
vote of those voting in each of three-fourths of all the Chapters, 
both Resident and Graduate. 

If any proposed amendment be not approved by a majority in the 
National Council, its originator shall be so notified, and, upon re- 
quest of any three *;hapters of different Phi's, said proposed amend- 
ment shall be presented to all the Chapters, and shall require for 
adoption a three-fourths vote of those voting thereon in every Resi- 
dent and Graduate Chapter. 

Power to amend the Constitution shall not be delegated. 

(XII 6) The proper Chapter Officer should see that every postulant 
signs the required "Contract of Bailment" of the Badge immediately 
before his initiation. See Statute 11, p. 31, and Statutes 163-164, p. 48, 



The Statutory Code 



Introductory Note 



"The Statutes of the Fraternity are the collected and classified 
laws and official pronouncements of the Fraternity, of whatever 
source, of permanent binding force, in harmony and made in ac- 
cordance vath the Ritual and Constitution of the Fraternity. They 
include Acts, Edicts, and Official Decisions. Acts,or Enactments, are 
laws passed by the National Convention; Edicts are laws passed by 
the National Council; Official Decisions are laws by pronouncement. 
Any law, unless expressly provided otherwise, can be repealed by the 
authority which pasced it or by higher constitutional authority." 
— President of the Fraternity, from chair, on question, 9 August, 
1907. 



Table of Contents 

Emblems and tliei^* Use Statutes 1-15 

Petitions and Chatter Grants Statutes 20-24 

Care of the Ritual Statutes 30-35 

Pledging and Initiation Statutes 40-42 

Membership Certificates Statutes 50-51 

Instruction in Principles and Practices of Fraternity . . Statutes 60-64 

Business and Scholarship in Resident Chapters Statutes 70-73 

Mourning and Memorial Service Statutes 80-81 

Special Dutier, of Graduate Chapter Officers Statutes 90-94 

Inter-Fraternity Relations Statutes 100-106 

Organization and Procedure of National Convention. Statutes 110-121 

National Officers Statutes 130-135 

National Taxes Statutes 140-144 

National Funds Statutes 150-154 

Special Provisions concerning Property Statutes 160-163 

Publications of the Fraternity Statutes 170-194 

Miscellaneous Statutes 200-201 



THE STATUTORY CODE 

As Revised and Arranged in 1917 



EMBLEMS AND THEIR USE 

Statute 1. SEAL. The Seal of the Fraternity shall be of oval 
form, bearing a likeness of the Badge with seven stars below it, 
surrounded by the inscription in Greek, "The Seal of the Fraternity 
of Alpha Chi Rho." [Act 605; Edict, 16 April, 1904.] 

Statute 2. COAT-OF-ARMS. The Coat-of-Arms of the Frater- 
nity shall be: Arms: argent, a Saltire gules debruising a Crook 
murrey between two Torches of the same flamed proper; On a 
canton azure, three Crowns two and one or; Crest: a cubit arm 
appaumee, proper, armed argent, charged on the cuff with an Estoile 
of seven points gules; Supporters: a Sword and Crook in saltire, 
both proper, the Sword pommeled or; Motto 'ANAPI'ZESGE. 
[Act 706.] * 

Statute 3. COLORS. The colors of the Fraternity are Garnet on 
White, not White on Garnet. [National Convention Decision, 13 
February, 1904; President of the Fraternity, 5 May, 1906.] t 

Statute 4. FLAG OR BANNER. The official banner of the 
Fraternity shall be a square of white, bordered right and left by 

* The coat-of-arms is regularly on a shield of the familiar Norman 
type. For the convenience of those who have no training in the techni- 
calities of heraldry, the following explanation of the above is inserted: 
The surface of the shield bears a red (gules) St. Andrew's cross (saltire) 
which is placed over (debruising) a brown (murrey) crook between two 
burning torches in the natural tint (proper) ; a small square (canton) 
of blue (azure) in the upper right hand corner of the shield bears three 
golden (or) crowns. The crest above the shield consists of an arm cut 
off at the elbow (cubit arm), the hand turned outward (appaumee) and 
the cuff bearing a red seven-pointed star. A naturally tinted sword and 
crook are usually crossed as supporters behind the shield, the hilt of the 
sword being of gold (pommelled or). 

t The Fraternity colors, garnet and white, were adopted on the 
recommendation of a committee composed of Revered Brothers Rouse 
and Carl G. Ziegler, by regulation of Phi Psi on 21 February, 1896. 

Garnet is a dark red bordering on maroon. The use of reds not decid- 
edly garnet is prohibited. [Edict, 5 May, 1906.] 



30 THE STATUTORY CODE 

strips of garnet, together one-half the width of the square; in the 
centre of the square shall be the ancient and accepted form of the 
Labarum in garnet, and of sufficient dimensions. [Edicts 27 July, 
1907, and 16 May, 1908.] 

Statute 5. PLEDGE PIN. The Pledge Pin of the Fraternity shall 
be a square lapel button of v/hite enamel, bearing the ancient and 
accepted form of the Labarum in garnet. [Act 803.] *The use of 
the Pledge Pin is not compulsory in places where pledge pins are 
not customary, but where any pledge pin is used it must hence- 
forth be the standard Pledge Pin. [President of the Fraternity, in 
National Convention, 18 February, 1905.] 

Statute 6. SIGN OR BADGE OF RECOGNITION. The Sign of 
Recognition shall be a lapel button, oval in shape, of a size to be 
determined by the National Council, and of design as follows: a 
garnet centre on a white background, the background being repre- 
sented by a narrow rim of white, of uniform v/idth, around the 
circumference. [Acts 607, 1207.] 

Statute 7. SONGS. The Songs of the Fraternity shall include 
"Amici" and ''Sing Heigh, Sing Ho," and shall be collected from time 
to time by special committees and published under the direction of 
the National Council. [Acts 114, 115, 312.] t 

Statute 8. FLOWERS. The flowers of the Fraternity shall be 
carnations of the Fraternity colors. [Act 402,] 

Statute 9. CENSORSHIP OF EMBLEMS. The National Coun- 
cil shall be, ex-officio, a committee on insignia, emblems, and sta- 
tionery, having complete control over, and sole power to regulate, 
alJ insignia, emblems, and stationery, and other matters concerning 
in any way the use and display of the Badge, Coat-of-Arms, Labarum, 
or any other devices, monograms, etc., in which the Fraternity is 
represented by written, printed, designed, or engraved symbols of 
any kind. No stationery, jewelry, or other devices, hereinbefore 
mentioned or covered, shall be used by the National Fraternity, by 
any Chapter, or by any individual Brother, unless the design of the 
same shall have been approved by the National Council. [Act 802.] 

Statute 10. AUTHORIZED DEALERS IN EMBLEMS, ETC. 
The National Secretary shall keep on file a list of firms authorized 
by the National Council to deal in the insignia, emblems, stationery, 
and jev/elry of the Fraternity. [Act 815.] 

* Cf. former Acts 209, 609, 707, 708. 

t A useful and valuable collection of the Fraternity's Songs was made 
and published by a special committee, under the direction of the Na- 
tional Council, in 1912. 



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Statute 11. ISSUE OF OFFICIAL BADGES. The official jew- 
elers of the Fraternity shall be directed to issue Badges only by 
order of the National Secretary, such order to be recommended by 
the Correspondent of the Chapter affected. [Act 1507.] \ 

Statute 12. USE OF DESIGN OF BADGE. * The design of the 
Badge is restricted to the Badge worn by each Brother. It may not 
be used on other jewelry, on stationery, on shields, steins, pipes, 
cigarettes, or be engraved or represented in any manner, except that 
such design may be used on the Fraternity Seal, within the Chapter 
Hall of a Chapter, and for insertion in Baird's Manual and similar 
publications. No new cut of the Badge shall henceforth be made. 
[Edict, 5 May, 1906.] 

The design of the Badge may not be used in college annuals. 
[President of the Fraternity, from chair, on question, 9 August, 1907.] 

The proper position in which to wear the Badge of the Order 
shall be as nearly as possible identical with that in which it is dis- 
played in all authoritative illustrations or representations of the 
same, that is, it shall be vertical rather than diagonal. [National 
Convention Decision, 23 February, 1906.] 

Under no circumstances may diamonds be used on the Badge 
of the Fraternity. [President of the Fraternity, in National Con- 
vention, 18 February, 1905, and before National Council, 5 Mvly, 1906.] 

Statute 13. USE OF ENSIGN. The general use of the Ensign, 
or ancient and accepted form of the Labarum, is hereby authorized. 
It may be used on jewelry, stationery, or other devices. [Edict, 5 
May, 1906.] 

Statute 14. USE OF COAT-OF-ARMS. The Coat-of-Arms may 
be engraved on stationery, in college annuals, or represented on 
shields or other devices. The Crest by itself may be used on 
stationery. [Edict, 5 May, 1906.] 

Statute 15. USE OF RITUAL FRONTISPIECE. The design of 
the frontispiece to the Ritual may be engraved, painted, or drawn 
for purposes of ornamentation in Chapter Halls or in the rooms of 
individual Brothers. Its use on stationery or in college annuals is 
prohibited. [Edict, 5 May, 1906.] 

* The Badge was designed by the Revered Founders of the Frat- 
ernity. It is one of the most important Ritual emblems and its control 
is therefore a matter of particular Ritual provision. Consult the Ritual 
Code and the proper prescripts. 

For other regulations concerning the issue of Badges, see Statutes 
163-164, p. 4S, below. 



32 THE STATUTORY CODE 

PETITIONS AND CHARTER GRANTS* 

Statute 20. FORM OF CHARTER. The National Council shall 
have power to determine the form of charter, t [Act 608.] 

Statute 21. NAMES ON PETITION. The National Council 
has a right .to take away and to add names to the original petition 
for a charter without consulting the Chapters. [President of the 
Fraternity, before National Council, 20 February, 1908.] 

Statute 22. SIGNATURES ON CHARTER. The National 
Council as constituted when a charter is finally issued, after the 
expiration of the time within which Resident Chapters may vote 
upon the issuance of said charter, shall sign the charter. [Presi- 
dent of the Fraternity, before National Council, 21 March, 1908.] 

Statute 23. NOMENCLATURE OF RESIDENT CHAPTERS. 
Every Resident Chapter shall be named by the National Council 
with two Greek letters, the first of which shall be Phi. J [Edict, 26 
July, 1907.] 

Statute 24. NOMENCLATURE OF GRADUATE CHAPTERS. 
Every Graduate Chapter shall be known by the name of the allied 
Resident Chapter. [Act 806.] 



CARE OF THE RITUAL 

Statute 30. GENERAL CARE OF RITUAL BOOK. The Nation- 
al Secretary shall keep a record in a separate book of the full num- 
ber of copies printed in the 1905 edition of the Ritual, and of the 
location of each copy thereof; and he shall keep this book posted 
to date, and insert therein receipts for each copy of the Ritual sent 

* See constitutional provisions affecting the grant of petitions for new 
Chapter, p. 19, above. 

t Cf. former Acts 103, 304, 311, 503. Forms of charter have been 
adopted by Rule of Phi Psi, 25 March, 1896; Act 311; and Ed^r^t, 16 April, 
1904. The following official decision is of local importance: "The re- 
striction in the charter of Phi Phi Chapter limiting the number of 
Brothers to be initiated in any one year from the Schools of Law and 
Medicine to two from each School has been waived by the granting of 
subsequent charters to Chapters situated at other universities without 
including any such restriction." — President of the Fraternity, before 
National Council, 27 September, 1908. 

t It is interesting to note that the first five Chapters, which were 
chartered by Phi Psi, were named with the last letters of the Greek 
Alphabet, and that Chapters chartered by the National Council have 
been named with the first letters of the alphabet. 



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out, such receipts to be signed by the proper officer at the time of 
receiving said copy. [Act 701.] 

Statute 31. RIGHT TO HOLD COPIES OP RITUAL. Each 
Resident Chapter shall be entitled to hold one copy of the Ritual, 
the President of the Fraternity to one copy during his term of 
office, the National Secretary to one copy during his term of offi.ce, 
and the Instituting Officer of a new Chapter to two copies, to be 
returned to the National Secretary and by him to the strong-box 
of the Fraternity within three weeks after the date of the institution 
of said Chapter. No copies of the Ritual shall be held by any other 
person whatsoever save the National Secretary as elsewhere pre- 
scribed. [Acts 701, 1502; Edict, 31 July, 1908.] 

Statute 32. TRANSMISSION OF RITUAL. All copies of the 
Ritual when sent by mail to or from any Chapter, or to or from the 
Fraternity binder, or elsewhere as permitted, shall be registered. 
[Act 701.] 

Statute 33. STORAGE OF RITUAL. A safety vault shall be 
rented by the National Council for the purpose of storing all re- 
maining copies of the Ritual, the keys to which shall be held by the 
President of the Fraternity and the National Secretary or by deputy 
of either. In this box shall be placed no personal papers or prop- 
erty of any kind, but only the Rituals and such other property of 
the Fraternity as is strictly esoteric in nature. This box shall not 
be opened except jointly by the President of the Fraternity and the 
National Secretary, or their deputies. This box shall be held in the 
corporate name of the Fraternity of Alpha Chi Rho, and the cost of 
its rental shall be paid during each year, as a fixed charge, by the 
National Treasurer. [Act 701.] 

Statute 34. CARE OF RITUAL BY CHAPTERS. Each Resi- 
dent Chapter shall keep its copy of the Ritual under lock and key in 
its Chapter Hall, or, if it have no Chapter Hall for the time, in a 
locked receptacle containing only papers of the Chapter. The key 
of such place shall be held by the proper Ritual Officer, who shall 
be responsible therefor. The Ritual shall not be taken from the 
chapter house, except it be for a council held elsewhere, or for 
return to the National Secretary [Act 701], or if, during college 
vacation, it be deemed safer elsewhere by the proper Ritual Officer. 
[President of the Fraternity, from chair, on question, 9 August, 
1907.] 

Statute 35. PROHIBITION ON COPYING RITUAL. No copy 
of the Ritual, or of any portion thereof, shall be made by any Bro- 
ther at any time for any purpose. [Act 701.] No Brother or Bro- 
thers shall for any purpose whatsoever make any written quota- 



34 THE STATUTORY CODE 

tions from the esoteric portions of the Ritual or any written ex- 
planations or abridgements of the same. [Act 901=] * 

PLEDGING AND INITIATION 

Statute 40. NOTIFICATION OF PLEDGING. The Chapter 

« Correspondent of each Resident Chapter shall notify every other 

Resident Chapter of the Fraternity, by mail, immediately after a 
candidate for admission has been pledged at the first-mentioned 
Chapter and before the initiation of such person, giving his name, 
home address, and probable date of initiation. [Act 1201.] t 

The National Council shall devise and adopt for general use in 
all Resident Chapters a uniform card for the purpose of announcing 
all postulants. [Act 1506.] 

Statute 41. PROHIBITION ON HAZING.J No hazing or mock 
ceremony shall be associated with the formal initiation of postu- 
lants o. the Fraternity, either before, after, or at the time of said 
initiation. [Act 809.] 

Statute 42. EXCLUSION OF NEGROES. All persons of African 
descent shall be excluded from membership in the Fraternity. 



[Act 1101.] 



MEMBERSHIP CERTIFICATES 



Statute 50. FORM OF MEMBERSPIIP CERTIFICATE. The 
National Council is authorized to draw up, adopt, and issue a form 
of membership certificate for use in the Fraternity. [Acts 101, 606, 
709.] ** 

Statute 51. RULES GOVERNING ISSUE OF MEMBERSHIP 
CERTIFICATES. (1) Membership Certificates shall be issued by 
the National Secretary to each new member free of charge on re- 
ceipt of his registration notice and of the statement that he has 

* Act 901 is binding subject to the reserved Ritual rights of the Presi- 
dent of the Fraternity, who in matters of Ritual holds his trust from 
the Fraternity rather than from the National Convention, and is, there- 
fore, in Ritual matters superior to the National Convention. [President 
of the Fraternity, before National Council, 28 March, 1907.] 

t For the method of electing candidates and pledging postulants, see 
Constitution, Art. II, Sections 1-3, pp. 5-6, above. 

X The Ritual expressly vests control of hazing and mock ceremonies 
in the National Convention. 

** The form now in use was adopted by the National Council by Edict, 
16 April, 1904. Cf. Rule of Phi Psi, 22 November, 1895. 



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satisfactorily passed the postulants' examination. (2) Blank dupli- 
cates shall be issued for twenty-five cents each. (3) Certificates 
shall be issued to Graduate Brothers for twenty-five cents each. 
[Edicts, 28 March, 1907, and 26 July, 1907.] * 

INSTRUCTION IN THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES 
OF THE FRATERNITY 

Statute 60. POWERS OP NATIONAL COUNCIL OVER IN- 
STRUCTION, t The National Council is authorized to adopt text 
books and make rules for the instruction and education of postulants 
and Brothers in the principles and practices of the Fraternity. 
[Act 804.] 

Statute 61. EXAMINATION OP POSTULANTS. The National 
Secretary shall prepare annually uniform examination papers based 
upon the information contained in the ''Exoteric Manual for the In- 
struction of Postulants"!; and after these papers shall have been 
approved by the National Council, he shall send copies of the same 
to the proper Ritual Officers of the several Chapters, who shall con- 
duct thereon a written examination of each postulant shortly be- 
fore his initiation. The answers submitted by the postulant shall 
be marked by the proper chapter Ritual Officer, and a grade of at 
least 75 per cent must be attained by the postulant before his ini- 
tiation. All papers receiving a satisfactory grade shall be forward- 
ed immediately to the National Secretary, who shall have charge of 
reviewing and power to regrade the same. No initiate shall be en- 
titled to receive his membership certificate or to hold office in his 
Chapter until such review shall have been made and his papers 
found satisfactory. [Edict, 26 July, 1907; Act 1504.] 

Statute 62. EXAMINATION OP INITIATES. Every initiate 
shall be required to pass a thorough oral examination on the 
"Esoteric Manual."** Esoteric Manuals shall be sent by the Nation- 
al Secretary to the proper chapter Ritual Officer, who shall hold 

* Cf. former Edicts, 16 April, 1904, and 25 March, 1905. 

t See general provisions concerning this matter in Constitution, Art. 
II, Sec. 3, and Art. IV, Sec. 3, together with the footnotes thereto. 

I The first manual of instruction was set forth by Revered Brother 
Paul Ziegler on 1 January, 1895; upon it subsequent manuals have been 
based. The present "Exoteric Manual for the Instruction of Postulants" 
was reported to the National Council on 17 June, 1907. Cf. former Acts 
112, 116, 502, 601. 

** The present "Esoteric Manual" was approved and promulgated by 
tke National Council on 20 February, 1908. 



36 THE STATUTORY CODE 

such an oral examination for each initiate singly as soon after each 
initiation as the initiate, in his judgment, shall have had time to 
study the Ritual and Constitution. The proper chapter Ritual Of- 
ficer shall report promptly to the National Secretary the name of 
the initiate, date of such examination, and grade attained by the 
initiate. No initiate shall he eligible to office until he shall have 
passed such examination. The Esoteric Manuals shall be held per- 
manently only by the National Secretary and the proper chapter 
Ritual Officer. [Edicts, 26 July, 1907, and 20 February, 1908; Act 
1504.] 

Statute 63. EXAMINATION OF RESIDENT CHAPTER OF- 
FICERS. The outgoing chief executive and ritual officers in each 
Resident Chapter are hereby constituted deputies of the President 
of the Fraternity and the National Secretary to instruct the newly 
elected Ritual Officers in the discharge of the Ritual and conduct 
of the Chapter, and they shall hold rehearsals of the Ritual and 
thorough examinations on the memorizing and conduct of the Ritual 
within six weeks of the election and installation of officers and re- 
port the results of these examinations without delay to the National 
Secretary. [Acts 1407, 1504.] 

Statute 64. OTHER EXAMINATIONS. The National Secretary 
shall have power, with the advice and consent of the National Coun- 
cil, to make such further provisions and regulations from time to 
time for the instruction and examination of postulants and Brothers 
as he may think advantageous or expedient. [Edict, 26 July, 1907.] 



BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND SCHOLARSHIP IN 
RESIDENT CHAPTERS 

Statute 70. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND BUSINESS 
MANAGEMENT. Every Resident Chapter shall have an Executive 
Committee of five members comprising the chief Executive Officer, 
the chief Financial Officer, and the Steward (where such office 
exists), and, wherever possible, a Resident Graduate, appointed an- 
nually by the chief Executive Officer. 

The Executive Committee shall meet regularly every week 
throughout the academic year. It shall be the duty of the Commit- 
tee to act as an advisory council to the chief Executive Officer, to 
enforce the by-laws and house rules, to appoint the Steward (where 
such office exists), and to have general oversight of the Chapter's 
finances. 



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At or before the first council in May, the Committee shall pre- 
sent to the Chapter for its approval an itemized budget for the year 
beginning the following July first. When the budget shall have been 
accepted and approved by the Chapter, it shall be submitted with- 
out delay to the Directors of the Building corporation (if there be 
such). Within the limits of a budget so approved the Committee 
shall have power to authorize all expenditures of Chapter moneys 
and outside of which the Committee shall have power to authorize 
such expenses, and those only, as are approved by the Directors of 
the Building Corporation (if there be such), or by the Chapter (if 
there be no Building Corporation). The Chapter shall not incur 
any financial obligations or appropriate any money without the 
approval of the Executive Committee. 

In case any disagreement arises between a Chapter or Execu- 
tive Committee on one hand and the Directors of a Building Corpor- 
ation on the other, the final decision shall rest with the Directors, 
subject to the reserved rights of the National Council. 

A copy of every approved budget and of every alteration there- 
in shall be filed with the National Secretary. [Act 1505.] 

Statute 71. RESIDENT CHAPTER RECORDS AND REPORTS. 
Every Resident Chapter shall keep such records and make such 
reports as the National Secretary, with the approval and consent 
of the National Council, may from time to time direct. [Act 805.] 

Statute 72. RESIDENT CHAPTER BOOKKEEPING. Each 
Resident Chapter shall introduce and use according to directions the 
Chapter Accounting System as published by the Broun-Green Com- 
pany of New York City. [Edict, 19 February, 1915.] 

Statute 73. SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE IN RESIDENT 
CHAPTERS. Each Resident Chapter shall have a Scholarship 
Committee of three members, appointed by the Chief Executive 
Officer, one of whom shall be, if possible, a faculty member, and 
the others shall be graduate students or upperclassmen. It shall 
be the duty of the Scholarship Committee of each Resident Chapter 
to investigate monthly the academic standing of every Resident 
Brother and to report in writing regularly to the National Secretary. 
The National Council shall have power to make such regulations as 
it may deem expedient to give full effect to this statute. [Acts 
1202, 1701.] 

Statute 74. THE GRADUATES' CUP FOR SCHOLARSHIP 
AND EFFICIENCY. The Cup presented to the Fraternity by vol- 
untary subscriptions of various Graduate Brothers and Graduate 
Chapters for the promotion of scholarship and efficiency in the 



38 THE STATUTORY CODE 

Resident Chapters, shall be known as The Graduates' Cup for 
Scholarship and Efficiency and shall be awarded at each regular 
session of the National Convention for one year to that Resident 
Chapter which, during the preceding academic year, shall have 
maintained, in the opinion of the Committee on Award, the highest 
standing of any Chapter of the Fraternity in respect of the scholar- 
ship of the several Brothers and the efficiency of the Chapter organ- 
ization. The Committee on Award of the Graduates' Cup shall con- 
sist of the National Secretary and two Graduate Brothers (one of 
whom shall act as chairman) appointed by the President of the 
Fraternity. The award shall be made on a basis of credits as de- 
termined in detail by the Special Committee on Raising Funds for 
the Graduates' Cup and modified from time to time, as occasion 
warrants, by the National Council on the recommendation of the 
Committee on Award, but be it provided that of all such credits, 
half shall be assigned to the scholarship of the Brothers, one-fourth 
to the extra-curricular activities of the Brothers and the manner in 
which the Chapter serves its college or university, and one-fourth 
to the efficiency with which the Chapter conducts its affairs both 
within itself and in its relation to the National Fraternity. [Edict, 
31 July, 1917.] 



MOURNING AND MEMORIAL SERVICE 

Statute 80. MOURNING. On the death of a Revered Founder 
or a National Officer, the official notice to all the Brothers of the 
Fraternity shall be promulgated in the next following issue of The 
Garnet and White, and the Brothers and Chapters on receipt of such 
notice shall go immediately into mourning as prescribed in the 
Ritual Code, Article VI, Section 3. 

*0n the death of a Brother in Ordinary, the official notice afore- 
said shall be promulgated in the next following issue of The Labar- 
um, and such notice shall be effective on both the Chapters and in- 
dividual Brothers for one week following May twenty-second of each 
year. 

Each Chapter may communicate, through its Chapter Corre- 
spondent, official notice to its own members of the death of one of 
its own Brothers, and the Chapter may, if so stated in the notice, 
upon receipt of such notice, go immediately into the two weeks' 
mourning required by the Ritual Code. Such action by the Chapter 
shall not dispense it from the observance of the yearly Memorial 
Week, beginning May twenty-second, the anniversary of the death 
of Constantine. [Act 1304.] 



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Statute 81. MEMORIAL SERVICE. A Memorial Service shall 
be observed by every Resident Chapter at the regular council near- 
est May twenty-second of each year in memory of those Brothers 
who have died during the previous year. * [Act 1409.] 



SPECIAL DUTIES OF GRADUATE CHAPTER OFFICERS 

Statute 90. SOLICITING OF INFORMATION BY SECRETARY- 
TREASURER. The Secretary-Treasurer of each Graduate Chapter 
shall send to each Brother of the Chapter five times a year a re- 
turn postal card, calling for changes of address and for news for 
The Garnet and White. These cards shall be mailed by the Sec- 
retary-Treasurer not later than February 1, April 1, August 1, Octo- 
ber 1, and December 1, of each year and shall call for an im- 
mediate reply. [Act 1205.] 

Statute 91. SPECIAL LETTERS AND VISITS OF SECRE- 
TARY-TREASURER. It shall be the duty of the Secretary-Treasur- 
er of each Graduate Chapter to send two letters to each Brother of 
the Chapter not in good standing, or, in case the said Brother lives 
within reasonable distance, to visit him personally or by deputy, 
urging upon him the claims of the Fraternity, before November 
first of each year. [Act 1104.] 

Statute 92. REPORTS OF SECREARY-TREASURER TO 
VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE FRATERNITY AND TO THE NA- 
TIONAL SECRETARY. The Secretary-Treasurer of each Graduate 
Chapter shall make a full and complete report of the condition of 
his Chapter twice annually to the Vice-President of the Fraternity, 
said reports to be made on the first days of January and July. The 
report to be made on the first day of January of each year shall 
be made in duplicate and one copy thereof shall be sent to the 
Natiomil Secretary. [Act 1901.] 

Statute 93. REPORTS OF RESIDENTS OF GRADUATE 
CHAPTERS. The Resident of each Graduate Chapter shall report 
to the Secretary-Treasurer of his Chapter all letters written by him 
and visits made to the Resident Chapter and the Resident Brothers; 
and this report shall be embodied in one of the annual reports of 
the Secretary-Treasurer of the Graduate Chapter. [Act 904.] 

Statute 94. GRADUATE CHAPTER RECORDS AND REPORTS. 
Every Graduate Chapter shall keep such records and make such 

* For the form of the Memorial Service, consult the appropriate Pre- 
script in the Ritual. 



40 THE STATUTORY CODE 

special reports as the National Secretary, with the approval and 
consent of the National Council, may from time to time direct. 
[Act 805.] 

INTER-FRATERNITY RELATIONS 

Statute 100. THE NATIONAL INTER-FRATERNITY CON- 
FERENCE. Alpha Chi Rho shall adhere to the National Inter-Fra- 
ternity Conference, and delegates to its meetings shall be appointed 
by the National Council in accordance with the rules and regula- 
tions governing the Conference. [Act 1306.] The annual dues to 
the Inter-Fraternity Conference shall be a fixed charge in the bud- 
get of the Fraternity. [Edict, 11 January, 1911.] 

Statute 101. THE PAN-HELLENIC FRATERNITY LIBRARY. 
The National Secretary shall represent Alpha Chi Rho in the affairs 
of the Pan-Hellenic Fraternity Library Collection of the New York 
Public Library; and the National Editor and the Publication Manag- 
er are authorized to bind and set aside for this purpose a set of The 
Garnet and White from the beginning of the second volume to date, 
and to bind and furnish subsequent volumes as printed, in order to 
keep the file complete to date. [Act 905.] 

Statute 102. LOCAL INTER-FRATERNITY ''CONFERENCES. 
Alpha Chi Rho urges its Resident Chapters to co-operate with other 
fraternities in the formation and maintenance of local inter-frater- 
nity or Pan-Hellenic conferences. [Act 1604.] 

Statute 103. PREPARATORY SCHOOL FRATERNITIES. 
Alpha Chi Rho expresses its disapproval of secret fraternities in 
high schools, preparatory schools, or other institutions preparatory 
to college entrance, and asks the cooperation of other college frater- 
nities, of educational authorities, and of parents, in discouraging 
the existence of such societies. [Act 1605.] 

Statute 104. PROHIBITION ON MEMBERSHIP IN ACACIA 
AND THETA NU EPSILON. Membership in Theta Nu Epsilon 
and likewise membership in Acacia is expressly forbidden to Broth- 
ers of Alpha Chi Rho. [Edict, 27 July, 1907.] 

Statute 105. RESTRICTION ON MEMBERSHIP IN PROFES- 
SIONAL FRATERNITIES. A Brother may not join a professional 
fraternity without obtaining the permission of the National Council. 
[Act 913.] 

Statute 106. RULES GOVERNING MEMBERSHIP IN PRO- 
FESSIONAL FRATERNITIES. (1) A Brother, to obtain permission 



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to join any professional fraternity, must be in good standing in 
Alpha Chi Rho, and out of debt to his Chapter. (2) Request for per- 
mission to join a professional fraternity must be sent to the Nation- 
al Secretary, v/ho shall refer the same at once to the members of 
the National Council for consideration. Permission shall be granted 
on unanimous approval of all replies received by the National Sec- 
retary within one week thereafter. (3) Every permission granted 
shall be accompanied by admonition to the Brother concerned of 
his prior duties to Alpha Chi Rho. (4) No Brother shall be per- 
mitted to join a professional fraternity which is not of good repute. 
[Edict, 28 March, 1907.] 



ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURE OF THE 
NATIONAL CONVENTION 

Statute 110. NATIONAL CONVENTION CREDENTIALS. The 
National Secretary shall prepare a form of credential for the use of 
the Chapters in accrediting National Delegates to the National Con- 
vention, and such form, together with the receipt of the National 
Treasurer showing that the Chapter's dues have been paid, shall 
constitute the complete credentials of said National Delegates.* 
[Edict, 26 July, 1907.] 

Statute 111. CHAPTERS NOT IN GOOD STANDING. No 
Chapter in arrears for dues, fees, assessments, or fines to the Na- 
tional Treasury or to The Garnet and White, shall be entitled to 
representation in the National Convention. [Acts 810, 907; Edict, 
26 July, 1907.] 

Statute 112. COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL CONVENTION 
CREDENTIALS. The National Council shall act as a committee 
on credentials and report as such through the National Secretary 
at the beginning of each session of the National Convention. [Edict, 
26 July, 1907.] t 

Statute 113. PRESENTATION OF MEASURES IN NATIONAL 
CONVENTION. All motions, resolutions, and reports intended for 
the consideration of the National Convention shall be submitted in 
writing and signed by the Brother by whom submitted, and shall be 
sent to the desk of the National Secretary and read twice before 
action may be taken thereon. [Act 801.] 

* See Constitution, Art. VII, Sections 2 and 5, and especially the 
footnotes to the latter. 

t This has been customary since the Hartford Session of 1903. 



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Statute 114. FORM OF ENACTMENT. Every motion which 
is intended to become a permanent law of the Fraternity, shall be- 
gin with the words, ''Be it enacted by the National Convention in 
— th regular session assembled that — " [Act 801.] 

Statute 115. FORM OF RESOLUTION. Every resolution shall 
begin with the words, "Be it resolved by the National Convention in 
— th regular session assembled that — " [Act 801.] 

Statute 116. FORM OF RITUAL AMENDMENT. Every pro- 
posed amendment to the Ritual of the Fraternity shall begin with 
the words: "Be it enacted by the National Convention in regular 
annual session assembled, by the National Council, and by the 
Brothers in Chapter, Resident and Graduate, that — " [Edict, 20 
November, 1910.] 

Statute 117. FORM OF CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. 
Every proposed amendment to the Constitution of the Fraternity 
shall begin with the words: "Be it enacted by the Brothers in 
Chapter, Resident and Graduate, and by the National Council, 
that—." [Edict, 29 January, 1910.] 

Statute 118. FORM OF NATIONAL CONVENTION DECISION. 
Every legal interpretation or decision of the National Convention 
shall begin with the words, "The National Convention of the Frater- 
nity in — th regular session assembled hereby defines and decrees 
that—" [Act 801.] 

Statute 119. FORM OF OTHER MOTIONS. All motions of the 
National Convention not included under special headings as Enact- 
ments, Resolutions, Amendments, or Decisions, shall be entered by 
the National Secretary in the record simply as motions. [Edict, 26 
July, 1907.] 

Statute 120. GENERAL FORM OF LAWS. Each provision of 
every law shall be drawn in a distinct paragraph. [Act 801.] 

Statute 121. PRESENTATION OF REPORTS. Two copies of 
the reports of officers and standing committees of the Fraternity, 
except the reports of the National Treasurer and the Publication 
Manager, shall be delivered to the National Secretary one week 
before the opening of each regular session of the National Conven- 
tion.* [Act 1305.] 

* See Statute 191, p. 52, below. 



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Statute 122. THE CONVENTION ATTENDANCE CUP. The 
Convention Attendance Cup, presented to the Fraternity by the New 
York Session Committee of 1915, shall be awarded for one year to 
the Phi which has the largest attendance of its Brothers at the regu- 
lar session of the National Convention, such attendance being reck- 
oned from the official register of the Convention Committee, and 
Phi's entertaining the Convention or situated in the locality or 
metropolitan area in which the Convention is held not being reck- 
oned in the competition. The Resident Chapter of the Phi to v/hich 
the Convention Attendance Cup is awarded shall hold the Cup for 
the year. In case of tie, the Resident Chapters of the Phi's to which 
the Cup is awarded shall hold it for equal parts of the year in suc- 
cession, the younger Chapter holding it first and the older Chapter 
last.* [Edict, 31 July, 1917.] 

NATIONAL OFFICERSt 

Statute 130. BUSINESS FORMS. The National Secretary 
shall prepare from time to time, with the consent and approval of 
the National Council, such forms as may be thought useful for the 
expedition of business, and shall keep the same on file. Such col- 
lection shall be known as the Formulary of the Fraternity. [Edict, 
26 July, 1907.] 

Statute 131. EXPENSES AND HONORARIUM OF NATIONAL 
SECRETARY. The travelling expenses of the National Secretary 
on the occasion of his official visits to the several Chapters shall be 
paid from the National Treasury and his entertainment shall be 
provided by the Chapter visited. The National Secretary shall re- 
ceive such honorarium and such financial assistance for stenographi- 
cal service as the National Convention may from time to time direct. 
[Act 1503.] 

Statute 132. FUNCTIONS OF NATIONAL TREASURER. All 
income of the Fraternity shall pass through the office of the Na- 
tional Treasurer and be accounted for by him; he shall keep a 
separate account for each fund in his possession; he shall make pay- 
ments upon orders being legally drawn for the same. [Act 813.] 

Statute 133. BONDING THE NATIONAL TREASURER. The 

N-^tionsl Trep.r.urer sha ll annually furnish a bond of twenty-five 

♦ This cup has been awarded: 1915, Phi Phi; 1916, Phi Omega; 1917, 
Phi Chi and Phi Phi. 

t For the general duties and powers of the National Officers, consult 
Coiistitution. Articles III-V, pp. 8-13, above. 



44 THE STATUTORY CODE 

hundred dollars, satisfactory to the National Council, for the faith- 
ful performance of his duties and the proper accounting for the 
funds of the Fraternity in his hands. [Edicts, 21 March, 1908, and 
1 June, 1917.] 

Statute 134. DEPOSIT OF FUNDS. The National Treasurer 
shall deposit the funds of the Fraternity to his account as National 
Treasurer, in a bank or other depository selected by himself, sub- 
ject to the approval of the National Council. [Edict, 26 July, 1907.] 

Statute 135. BILLS TO BE RENDERED. The National Treas- 
urer shall send to each Chapter, Resident and Graduate, on or be- 
fore the first day of February a statement showing the indebtedness, 
as of the first day of January, of the said Chapter to the National 
Treasury. Each Chapter shall pay all such indebtedness on or be- 
fore the fifteenth day of February, under penalty of a fine of ten 
dollars. Such fine, together with all arrears, must be paid before 
the National Delegates elected by a delinquent Chapter may be seat- 
ed in the National Convention. [Act 1803.] 



NATIONAL TAXES* 



Statute 140. REGISTRATION FEE. Each Resident Chapter 
shall pay to the National Treasury, as registration fee, five dollars 
for each initiate. [Act 1801.] 

Statute 141. TAX ON RESIDENT CHAPTERS. Each Resident 
Chapter shall pay to the National Treasury, as tax, two dollars an- 
nually for each Resident Brother reported in good standing, the 
minimum tax being thirty dollars. [Act 1403.] 

Statute 142. TAX ON GRADUATE CHAPTERS. Each Grad- 
uate Chapter shall pay to the National Treasury, as tax, one dollar 
annually for each Graduate Brother who has paid dues to the said 
Chapter during the year ending on the thirty-first day of December 
next preceding, and one dollar annually for each of its other Grad- 
uate Brothers except those to whom at least four bills for dues 
have been sent during the said year, the minimum tax for a Grad- 
uate Chapter being fifty cents for each Brother thereof and in no 
event less than the sum of fifteen dollars. [Act 1903.] 

* For former Tax enactments, see Acts 208, 501, 602, 704, 810, 908, 909, 
1006, 1404, 1802. Statutes 140-145 were enacted under authority of the 
Constitution, Art. XII, Sec. 2. 



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Statute 143. CHARTER PEE. Each new Chapter shall pay to 
the National Treasury, as charter fee, such amount as the National 
Council may determine, but be it provided that in no case shall the 
charter fee as such exceed twenty-five dollars.* [Acts 202, 705.] 
The stated maximum amount of the charter fee is exclusive of the 
acturl costs and expenses of institution. [President of the Frater- 
nity, from chair, 25 May, 1907.] 

Statute 144. FINES. (1) Each Resident Chapter whose bi- 
monthly report (except the one due next before the regular session 
of the National Convention) or whose letter to The Garnet and 
White is one week or more late shall pay a fine to the National 
Treasury of one dollar for each week that it is late. Each Resident 
or Graduate Chapter whose report due next before the regular ses- 
sion of the National Convention is one week or more late shall pay 
a fine to the National Treasury of two dollars for each week that 
it is late. [Act 1003.] All fines hereby imposed shall accumulate 
until the bi-monthly report or the letter to The Garnet and White 
next after the report or letter, for the lateness of which the fine is 
levied, shall become due. [President of the Fraternity, before Na- 
tional Council, 29 January, 1910.] 

(2) If a Resident Chapter initiates a po? tulant without examin- 
ation as provided in Statute 61, it shall be fined five dollars for each 
offense, and fifty cents for each month's delay in sending the an- 
swer book to the National Secretary. If a Resident Chapter fails to 
examine each initiate as provided in Statute 62, or to report the re- 
sult of the same to the National Secretary within two months after 
initiation, it shall be fined fifty cents for each offense, and fifty 
cents for each additional month's delay. [Act 1002.] 

(3) Each Graduate Chapter shall be fined the sum of one dollar 

for each failure or delay in forwarding the news letters, due on or - | 

before the fifteenth day of February, April, August, October, and f 

December, to the Graduate Editor ©f The Garnet and White. [Act 
1103.] 

(4) The National Treasurer and the Publication Manager shall 
severally send to each Chapter, Resident and Graduate, on or before 
the first day of February a statement showing the indebtedness, as 
of the first day of January, of the said Chapter to the National 
Treasury and to The Garnet and White respectively. Each Chapter 
shall pay all such indebtedness on or before the fifteenth day of 
February, under penalty of a fine, in either case, of ten dollars. 

* The charter fee was originally fixed by Regulation of Phi Psi, 8 
April, 1896. 



46 THE STATUTORY CODE 

Such fine, together with all arrears, must be paid before the Na- 
tional Delegates elected by a delinquent Chapter may be seated in 
the National Convention. [Act 1803.] 

(5) All fines for late reports, late letters, failure to hold 
examinations, or other fines prescribed by the laws of the Fratern- 
ity, shall be certified by the officer imposing the fine to the National 
Treasurer within one month after said fine is imposed. Failure to 
do so shall render the officer in question responsible for the pay- 
ment of the fine in case said fine is protested by the Chapter con- 
cerned. [Act 1303.] 

(6) The National Treasurer shall on receipt of notice of fines, 
as provided in section five of this Statute, communicate to the de- 
liquent officer, to the Chapter Correspondent, and to the National 
Secretary, notice of such fine, keeping a record thereof himself, and 
all appeals or protests by the Chapter regarding any fine, to be 
effective, must be made within thirty days after the receipt of such 
notice, academic vacations excepted. [Act 1303.] 

Statute 145. BASIS OF COMPUTATION OF OBLIGATIONS. 
The basis of computation of the obligations of the Chapters in mat- 
ters of taxation shall be the official records of the National Secre- 
tary on the first day of January of each year. [Act 1102. J The fis- 
cal year of the National Treasurer shall be dated from the fifteenth 
day of February to the fourteenth day of February inclusive. [Edict, 
22 February, 1915.] 

NATIONAL FUNDS 

Statute 150. THE PERMANENT FUND. * The sum of seventy- 
five dollars shall be added annually from the General Fund to the 
Permanent Fund of the Fraternity, and provision therefor shall be 
made in the National Budget each year. In addition thereto, one- 
half of the actual surplus in the General Fund of the Fraternity at 
the close of every fiscal year shall be immediately transferred to 
the Permanent Fund, provided that such surplus shall never fall 
lower than five hundred dollars. [Act 1902.] 

Statute 151. THE GARNET AND WHITE SUBSIDY. The 
sum of seventy-five dollars shall be paid annually from the General 
Fund of the Fraternity, held by the National Treasury, to The Gar- 
net and White Fund, held by the P ublication Manager.f [Act 1405.] 

* On the Permanent Fund, see Constitution, Art. XII, Sec. 4, and foot- 
note, p. 24. For former legislation on the subject, see Acis 703, 810, 813, 
1405. 

t See Statute 174, p. 49, below. 



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Statute 152. THE GENERAL FUND. All income of the Fra- 
ternity, unless otherwise provided*, shall go into the General Fund. 
The interest on the Permanent Fund may be applied by the Na- 
tional Council, at its discretion, to the General or the Permanent 
Fund. [Act 703; Edict, 26 July, 1907.] 

Statute 153. LOANS PROM THE PERMANENT FUND. Chap- 
ters desiring loans from the Permanent Fund for building purposes 
shall make formal application to the National Council, and the Na- 
tional Council, after consideration of the requirements of the Chap- 
ters making application and of the money actually in hand in the 
Permanent Fund, shall be authorized at its discretion to make 
loans, subject, however, to the following restrictions: (1) A special 
reserve of twenty-five per cent of the entire Permanent Fund shall 
be kept intact by the National Council for only the most pressing 
exigencies; (2) The total sum loaned to any one Chapter shall not 
exceed sixty per cent of the total amount of the Permanent Fund 
after the before-mentioned twenty-five per cent has been deducted; 
(3) No loan shall be made for a period of time exceeding two years 
unless specifically renewed by formal action of the National Council. 
[Act 1509.] 

Statute 154. TRUSTEE OF PERMANENT FUND. The Na- 
tional Council shall appoint a Brother to act as Trustee of the Per- 
manent Fund and to hold office until his successor is appointed. All 
moneys now in the Permanent Fund, together with all accruals to 
such moneys, shall be paid over by the National Treasurer to the 
Trustee of the Permanent Fund to be administered under the direc- 
tion of the National Council in accordance with the laws of the 
Fraternity governing this Fund. The Trustee of the Permanent 
Fund shall make a semi-annual report of the condition of this Fund 
r.s of July first and January first of each year to the National Coun- 
cil. [Edict, 31 July, 1917.] 

SPECIAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING PROPERTYf 

Statute 160. MORTGAGE AND SALE OF PROPERTY. No 
Chapter shall incumber or dispose of any personal property (with- 
out replacing the same), or incumber or dispose of any real estate, 
without the written authorization of the National Council. [Edict, 
26 July, 1907.] 

* For the ^'Address Book Fund," see Statute 195, p. 53, below. For 
The Garnet and White Life Subscription Fund, see Statute 182, p. 50, 
below. 

t Statutes 160-163 were made under authority of the Constitution, 
Art. XII, Sec. 5, and Art. VIII, Sec. 4. 



48 THE t^TATUTORY CODE 

Statute 161. TITLE RIGHT TO PROPERTY. Every corpora^ 
tion trustee or chapter officer or other person who holds property 
for chapter house or other Fraternity purposes shall execute to the 
National Council as trustees of the Fraternity of Alpha Chi Rho, a 
body corporate, such legal instrument as the National Council may 
provide, to protect the interests of the Fraternity in such property, 
cil. [Edict, 31 July, 1917.] 

Statute 162. OWNERSHIP OF STOCK. At least the majority 
of the stock of a business corporation formed to acquire or hold 
real estate or to build or take over a Chapter House shall be held 
by the National Council, thereby assuring final control of such prop- 
erty to the National Fraternity. [President of the Fraternity, on 
question, 1 September, 1917.] 

Statute 163. DISPOSAL OF BADGES OF EXPELLED MEM- 
BERS. The money received from the sale of the Badge of an ex- 
pelled member shall be turned over to the Phi from which the 
member has been expelled. [Edict, 8 June, 1909.] 

Statute 164. RE-ISSUE OF BADGES. Badges of the Frater- 
nity, having been turned in to the National Secretary after the 
death of the wearer, as provided by law, may be re-issued upon re- 
quest and with the consent of the President of the Fraternity to an- 
other member of the Fraternity, being also a blood relative of the 
deceased, without charge. But in every such case a new Contract 
of Bailment must be signed by the Brother to whom the Badge is 
re-issued; and in no case whatsoever may a Badge of Alpha Chi Rho 
be alienated from the ownership of the National Fraternity. [Presi- 
dent of Fraternity, on question, 31 March, 1917.] 

PUBLICATIONS 

Statute 170. RESTRICTION ON PUBLICATIONS. No Frater- 
nity publication, except chapter periodicals, shall be undertaken by 
any Brother or Brothers for any purpose whatsoever without the 
express consent and approval of the National Council. [Edict, 26 
July, 1907.] 

Statute 171. THE GARNET AND WHITE* The Garnet and 
White shall be the official exoteric organ of the Fraternity. [Act 

* See Constitution, Art. V, Sec. 6, and especially footnote, p. 12, 
alDOve. There has been considera:ble legislation on The Garnet and 
White: Cf. Acts 106, 107, 108, 121, 122, 206, 309, 313, 807, 808, 811, 905, 906, 
907, 909, 1003, 1103, 1303, 1803; Edicts, 16 April, 1904; 5 May, 1906; 28 
March, 1907; 26 July, 1907, 27 March, 1909. 



THE STATUTORY CODE 49 

106.] It shall be issued five times during the college year by the 
National Editor and the Publication Manager. [Edict, 26 July, 1907.] 

Statute 172. FUNCTIONS OF THE GARNET AND WHITE. 
The functions of The Garnet and White are to preserve from time 
to time and present the current items in the exoteric history of the 
Fraternity; to keep the Brothers of the Order correctly posted as to 
important movements, methods, and lessons of experience in other 
fraternities, having a bearing upon current problems in Alpha Chi 
Rho; to act as a medium for official announcements of the President 
of the Fraternity, the National Convention, and the National Coun- 
cil; to promote enthusiasm by interesting the Brothers in different 
forms of fraternal activity and work; and to represent the Land- 
marks and ideals of the Brotherhood clearly and constantly to its 
own Brothers and to the outer world. [Edict, 5 May, 1906.] 

Statute 173. CHAPTER FILES OF THE GARNET AND 
WHITE. Each Resident Chapter shall acquire by purchase or other- 
wise a complete file of The Garnet and White from the date of its 
institution, and shall maintain the same bound, adding subsequent 
volumes to it from time to time. [Edict, 27 March, 1909.] 

Statute 174. THE GARNET AND WHITE FUND. The Garnet 
and White shall be maintained by The Garnet and White Fund, 
which shall consist of receipts from subscriptions, advertisements, 
and other authorized sources. It shall be held and administered, 
subject to the general control of the National Council, by the Pub- 
lication Manager. * [Edict, 26 July, 1907.] 

Statute 175. RESTRICTION ON BORROWING. No sum or 
sums shall be borrowed by the Publication Manager from any per- 
son or persons except the National Council, the National Editor, or 
the Publication Manager. [Act 808.] No formal loans shall be con- 
tracted or notes issued by the Publication Manager without the ex- 
press consent and approval of the National Council. [Edict, 5 May, 
1906.] 

Statute 176. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE OF THE GARNET AND 
WHITE. The subscription price of The Garnet and White shall 'le 
one dollar a year, payable in advance [Act 313]; single copies, 
twenty-five cents each. [Edict, 5 May, 1906.] 

Statute 177. BACK NUMBERS. The Publication Manager 
shall not dispose of any numbers of Volumes I-IV of The Garnet 
and White without express permission of the National Council on 

* See Statute 151, p. 46, above, and Constitution, Art. V, Sec. 6. 



50 THE STATUTORY CODE 

his own recommendation. The Publication Manager may, at his dis- 
cretion, dispose of numbers of the later volumes at the price of 
twenty-five cents per copy, except that he shall supply said back 
numbers free when it can be shown that through the fault of the 
Publication Manager they were not received by the subscribers. 
[Edict, 5 May, 1906.] 

Statute 178. SUBSCRIPTION OF RESIDENT BROTHERS. 
Each Resident Chapter shall be held responsible for the subscrip- 
tion of all its Resident Brothers to The Garnet and White, and ac- 
cordingly there shall be forwarded to the Publication Manager one 
dollar for each Brother initiated, immediately after his initiation, 
to cover his subscription for one year, and one dollar for the renew- 
al of the subscription of each Resident Brother whenever it ex- 
pires. [Act 907.] 

Statute 179. CONTINUED RESPONSIBILITY OF RESIDENT 
CHAPTER. In case a member of a Resident Chapter is not sub- 
scribing to The Garnet and White at the time he becomes a member 
of a Graduate Chapter, the Resident Chapter is not thereby releas- 
ed from its obligation as set forth in Statute 178. [Act 907.] 

Statute 180. SUBSCRIPTION OF GRADUATE BROTHERS. 
Each Graduate Chapter shall be held responsible for the subscription 
of one-third of its members to The Garnet and White, and its Sec- 
retary-Treasurer shall be required to aid the Publication Manager 
in the collection of the requisite number of subscriptions. [Act 
907.] 

Statute 181. DIRECT SUBSCRIPTIONS. A subscription pa'd 
directly by a Brother to the Publication Manager shall be credited 
to the account of the Chapter of which the Brother is a member. 
[Act 907.] 

Statute 182. LIFE SUBSCRIPTIONS. Life subscriptions to 
The Garnet and White shall be issued for fifteen dollars, or for three 
consecutive annual payments of six dollars each. The Publication 
Manager and the National Treasurer shall issue receipts, in such 
form as the National Council shall approve, for all life subscrip- 
tions. 

All money paid for life subscriptions to The Garnet -^nd White 
shall be turned over to the National Treasurer, who shall place the 
same in a special fund known as The Garnet and White Life Sub- 
scription Fund, which shall be kept separate from all other ac- 
counts. The money in this fund shall be deposited in a savings 
bank, from which it shall be withdrawn from time to time, as 



THE STATUTORY CODE 51 

directed by the National Council, and invested in bonds or first 
mortgages on real estate. Such bonds and mortgages must be legal 
investments for savings banks in the States of New York, Pennsyl- 
vania, or New Jersey, and in addition first mortgages on real estate 
shall be guaranteed as to principal and interest by a reputable 
Trust Company. 

The principal of the fund shall never be spent for any purpose 
whatsoever. The income shall be paid to the Publication Manager 
as it accrues, to be used for the expenses of publishing The Garnet 
and White. [Edict, 18 April, 1917.] 

Statute 183. BASIS OF COMPUTATION. The basis of com- 
putation of the obligations of the several Chapters shall be the of- 
ficial records of the National Secretary. [Act 907.] 

Statute 184. PENALTY OP DELINQUENT CHAPTERS. Any 
Chapter failing to make payment in full in accordance with the 
foregoing statutes on or before the fifteenth day of February of each 
year, shall be reported to the National Convention as not in good 
standing, and the National Delegates elected in such reported Chap- 
ter shall not be permitted to sit in the National Convention until it 
shall have been placed in good standing. [Acts 907, 1803.] 

Statute 185. RESIDENT CHAPTER LETTERS. Resident 
Chapter letters intended for publication in The Garnet and White 
shall be presented by the Chapter Correspondents to their respec- 
tive Chapters at the council next preceding the date such letters are 
due, and the Chapters shall give the letters such consideration as 
may tend toward better and more concise representation of the 
events of Chapter Life in such letters. [Act 906.] 

Statute 186. PENALTY FOR LATE LETTERS FROM RESI- 
DENT CHAPTERS.* Each Chapter whose letter to The Garnet and 
White is more than one week late shall pay a fine to the National 
Treasury of one dollar for each offense, and one dollar for each ad- 
ditional week that it is late. [Act 909.] 

Statute 187. GRADUATE CHAPTER NEWS.t It shall be the 
duty of the Secretary-Treasurer of each Graduate Chapter to for- 
ward to the Graduate Editor! of The Garnet and White a news letter 
containing items concerning the Brothers of his chapter on or before 
the fifteenth day of each of the following months: February, Apiil, 
August, October, and December. For each failure or delay in for- 

* See also Statute 144, p. 45, above. 
t See also Statute 90, p. 39, above. 
t Appointed by the National Editor. 



52 THE STATUTORY CODE 

warding such letter the Graduate Chapter shall be fined the sum 
of one dollar; and the Graduate Editor shall, on or before the first 
day of January, report such fines to the National Treasurer for 
collection. [Act 1103.] 

Statute 188. BILLS TO BE RENDERED BY PUBLICATION 
MANAGER. The Publication Manager shall send to each Chapter, 
Resident and Graduate, on or before the first day of February a 
statement shov/ing the indebtedness, as of the first day of January, 
of the said Chapter to The Garnet and White. Each Chapter shall 
pay all such indebtedness on or before the fifteenth day of February, 
under penalty of a fine of ten dollars. Such fine, together with all 
arrears, must be paid before the National Delegates elected by a de- 
linquent Chapter may be seated in the National Convention. [Act 
1803.] 

Statute 189. BEST LETTERS TROPHY. The trophy, present- 
ed to the Fraternity by Past National Editor Henry C. Staunton, 
shall be awarded biennially to the Resident Chapter which, in the 
judgment of the National Editor, shall have won the largest number 
of "best letters" since the time of the last award. In case of a tie 
within any such two-year period, the whole percentage record of 
*'best letters" since the dates of institution shall decide. [Edict, 
31 July, 1917.] 

Statute 190. THE LABARUM. * The Labarum shall be the 
official semi-esoteric publication of the Fraternity. It shall be is- 
sued, under the auspices of the National Council, by the National 
Editor, the Publication Manager, and the National Secretary. 
[Edict, 28 March, 1907.] 

Statute 191. FUNCTIONS OF THE LABARUM. The Labarum 
shall embody the Convention Acts, Council Edicts, Official Decisions, 
reports of National Officers and Committees, or extracts from the 
same, and such Chapter reports and other matter as may be thought 
expedient. [Edict, 28 March, 1907.] 

Statute 192. ISSUES OF THE LABARUM. The Labarum shall 
be issued at least once each year. All the issues shall be included 
in the bound files of The Labarum. [Edict, 31 July, 1917.] 

Statute 193. DISTRIBUTION OF THE LABARUM. The Lab- 
arum shall be sent, without charge, to all Brothers who are sub- 
scribers to The Garnet and White and to such other Brothers in 

* See Constitution, Art. V, Sec. 6. The Labarum was published first 
in May, 1907. 



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good standing as may signify in writing each year their desire to 
receive the same. [Edict, 25 July, 1907.] 

Statute 194. MAINTENANCE OF THE LABARUM. The cost 
of publishing The Laharum shall be defrayed from the General 
Fund. [Act 1408.] 

Statute 195. THE ADDRESS BOOK.* The National Secretary 
shall issue biennially an Address Book, which shall contain the 
name, address, and occupation of each Brother. 

The Address Book shall be distributed free to every Brother 
in the Fraternity. 

An assessment of five dollars shall be levied annually upon 
every Chapter, Resident and Graduate, and the total amount col- 
lected by means of this assessment, called the "Address Book 
Fund," shall be turned over by the National Treasurer to the Na- 
tional Secretary on or before the fifteenth day of January in every 
year, to defray the expense of publication and distribution of the 
Address Book. 

Any biennial surplus in the Address Book Fund shall be placed 
in the Permanent Fund. 

The National Secretary may appoint such assistants as he may 
desire to aid him in this work. [Acts 1204, 1406, 1504.] 

MISCELLANEOUS 

Statute 200. PROHIBITION ON ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES 
IN CHAPTER HOUSES OR AT FRATERNITY FUNCTIONS. The 
introduction or use of alcoholic beverages is forbidden in all Chap- 
ter homes owned or rented by Alpha Chi Rho, and at all banquets, 
entertainments, and social gatherings of any kind held under the 
auspices or supervision of any Chapter, or of the Fratemity.t 
[Act 1805.] 

Statute 201. EXEMPTION OF REVERED FOUNDERS AND 
HONORARY MEMBERS FROM DUES. The Revered Founders and 
Honorary Members in the Fraternity shall not be required to pay 
dues and assessments, and all dues and assessments heretofore lev- 
ied and not collected shall be remitted. [Act 1302.] 

* Address Books have been published by the Fraternity in 1902, 1909, 
1911, 1913, and 1915. 

t This is a development of an earlier and celebrated presidential de- 
cision: "The use of intoxicating liquors in course at banquets of the 
National Fraternity or the Chapters of Alpha Chi Rho is contrary to the 
traditions and customs of the Fraternity and would be an opening to 
danger within and criticism without." — President of the Fraternity, on 
question, 2 June, 1906. 



The Disciplinary Code 



Introductory Note 



The Disciplinary Code of the Fraternity was adopted by the 
New York Session of 1907 as Acts 902 and 911 and amended, in re- 
spect of Graduate Chapters, by Act 1806 of the Atlantic City Ses- 
sion of 1916. The use of the Disciplinary Code is compulsory in all 
cases involving discipline in the Fraternity, whether in National 
Convention, in National Council, or in Chapters. By Constitutional 
provision, this Code can be amended only by three-fourths vote of 
the National Convention. It must be in harmony with the Ritual 
and the Constitution of the Fraternity. 



THE DISCIPLINARY CODE 



CHAPTER I. 
Of Jurisdiction. 



Sec. 1. Proceedings against a Resident Brother in Alpha Chi 
Rho may be instituted in the Resident Chapter of which the Brother 
is a member, in the National Council, or in the National Convention. 

Sec. 2. Proceedings against a Graduate Brother in Alpha Chi 
Rho may be instituted in the Graduate Chapter of which the Brother 
is a member, in the National Council, or in the National Convention. 

Sec. 3. Proceedings against a Resident or Graduate Chapter 
may be instituted in the National Council or in the National Con- 
vention. 

Sec. 4. In all cases where compaint against a Brother is made 
by a Brother of some other Chapter, proceedings may be instituted 
only before the National Council or National Convention. 

Sec. 5. In all cases of discipline by a Chapter, appeal may be 
taken to the President of the Fraternity or to the National Con- 
vention, or both; in all cases of discipline by the National Council, 
appeal may be taken to the National Convention. Appeal, if taken, 
must be taken within thirty days of the decision from which appeal 
is taken. 

Sec. 6. A decision is binding until reversed by higher author- 
ity. 

CHAPTER II. 
Of Offenses. 

Sec. 7. A Brother in Alpha Chi Rho may be proceeded against 
for any of the following causes: (1) Public apostasy from the 
Christian Faith; (2) Crime, or serious offense against the moral 
law; (3) Unfraternal or scandalous conduct; (4) Offense against the 
Ritual, Constitution, or other law of the Fraternity. 



58 THE DISCIPLINARY CODE 

Sec. 8. A Resident Chapter or a Graduate Chapter may be 
proceeded against for any of the following causes: (1) Contumacy 
to the authority of the National Council, of the President of the 
Fraternity, or of the National Convention; (2) Departure from any 
Landmark of the Fraternity; (3) Offense against the Ritual, Consti- 
tution, or other law of the Fraternity. 



CHAPTER IN. 
Of Trials by Resident and Graduate Chapters. 

Sec. 9. Complaint upon which proceedings are to be based 
must be made in writing by at least three Brothers in good stand- 
ing, and must contain an orderly statement of the facts upon which 
proceedings should be based. If two or more Brothers are to be 
proceeded against, the complaint must be made separately against 
each such Brother. 

Sec. 10. In the case of trials by Resident Chapters, such com- 
plaint shall be filed with the Chapter Correspondent, who shall pre- 
sent it to the Chapter at its first regular council thereafter, and, if 
the Chapter, by a majority vote, shall agree to entertain the same, 
it shall be entered upon the Record, and a copy thereof, duly certi- 
fied, shall be served on the accused by the Chapter Correspondent 
personally or by registered mail. After the Chapter Correspondent 
shall have served the copy of the complaint on the accused and cer- 
tified thereto, the Chapter shall fix a time for the trial, of which the 
accused shall be promptly notified by the Chapter Correspondent 
personally or by registered mail. 

Sec. 11. In the case of trials by Graduate Chapters, such com- 
plaint shall be filed with the Secretary-Treasurer, who shall im- 
mediately call a meeting of the Executive Committee to consider 
the same. If the Executive Committee by unanimous vote shall de- 
termine that the complaint should be entertained and a trial held, 
a special meeting of the Chapter for that purpose shall be called, 
notice of which meeting shall be sent to all members of the Chapter 
at least fifteen days preceding the time appointed, and a copy of the 
complaint duly certified and notice of such meeting shall immed- 
iately be served on the accused by registered mail. Twelve mem- 
bers of the Chapter, present in person, shall constitute a quorum at 
such meeting, unless the total membership of the Chapter is less 

(Sec. 8) See Constitution, Art. IX, Sec. 6, and Art. X, Sec. 9. 



THE DISCIPLINARY CODE 59 



than seventeen, in which case two-thirds of all the members of the 
Chapter, present in person, shall constitute a quorum. 

Sec. 12. Each member of the Chapter shall be notified of the 
date fixed upon; and at such council, or meeting, and during all the 
proceedings thereof, the accused shall be permitted to be present, 
except when the Chapter shall proceed to its finding upon the testi- 
mony adduced, when the accused shall retire. 

Sec. 13. The accused shall have all necessary opportunity for 
the presentation of testimony in his defense, and all exceptions 
made by him to any testimony presented, shall be entered upon the 
Record. All testimony shall be reduced to writing in the presence of 
the witnesses, and at its close shall be signed by them. Testimony 
of persons not members of the Fraternity, if reduced to writing and 
sworn to before a person authorized to administer oaths, shall be 
admitted as evidence in the trial. 

Sec. 14. When the testimony is in, the Chapter shall then pro- 
ceed to a ballot to determine its finding, and it shall require a two- 
thirds vote to find a Brother guilty. 

Sec. 15. If the accused shall fail to answer the complaint or 
shall fail to present himself or a Brother to represent himself at the 
day and place specified for the trial, he shall be formally adjudged 
guilty by default, and notice thereof shall be promptly served upon 
him personally or by registered mail. 

Sec. 16. At the close of the trial, it shall be the duty of the 
Chapter at once to make a full transcript of the record of the case, 
and to transmit it, with the original testimony, to the National Sec- 
retary. 

Sec. 17. An appeal by a Brother from the decision of the Chap- 
ter must be made in writing, specifically stating the grounds of such 
appeal, and must be sent to the President of the Fraternity, and a 
copy thereof to the Chapter Correspondent, or Secretary-Treasurer, 
of the Chapter, within thirty days of the decision from which appeal 
is taken. 

Sec. 18. The President of the Fraternity shall proceed to con- 
sider and determine such appeal in such manner as he may deem 
best. Appeal may be taken from the President of the Fraternity to 
the National Convention. 

(Sec. 18) See Constitution, Art. Ill, Sec. 2. The provision that "ap- 



60 THE DISCIPLINARY CODE 

CHAPTER IV. 
Of Trials by National Council. 

Sec. 19. Complaint upon which proceedings are to be based 
may be made by any three Brothers in good standing, by a Resident 
or Graduate Chapter, or may originate within the National Council. 

Sec. 20. Such complaint shall be made in writing and must 
contain an orderly statement of the facts upon which proceedings 
should be based. Such complaint shall be filed with the National 
Secretary, who shall present it to the National Council at its next 
meeting. 

Sec. 21. The National Council shall conduct trials in such 
manner as it may deem best. 

Sec. 22. It shall require a unanimous vote of the National 
Council to suspend any Chapter, and a five-sevenths vote to deter- 
mine any other matter of discipline. 

Sec. 23. An appeal by any Chapter, or Brother, from a decision 
of the National Council must be in writing, specifically stating the 
grounds of appeal, and must be filed with the National Secretary 
within thirty days after the notice of such decision. Upon the tak- 
ing of such appeal, the National Secretary shall transmit the entire 
record in the case to the Committee on Discipline of the National 
Convention. 



CHAPTER V. 

Of Trials by National Convention. 

Sec. 24. Complaint upon which proceedings are to be based 
may be made by any Resident or Graduate Chapter, or by any mem- 
ber of the National Convention. 

peal may be taken from the President of the Fraternity to the National 
Convention," does not refer to appeals on Ritual decisions, for "the 
President of the Fraternity in matters of Ritual holds his trust from the 
Fraternity rather than from the National Convention, and is there- 
fore in Ritual matters superior to the National Convention." [President 
of the Fraternity, before National Council, 28 March, 1907.] 

(Sec. 21.) Judicial power was vested in the National Council by the 
New York Session of 1904. See Constitution, Art. VIII, Sec. 6. 

(Sec 22.) See Constitution, Art. VIII, Sections 5-6. 

(Sec. 23.) See Constitution. Art. VI, Sec. 3, and Art. VIII, Sec. 6. 



THE DISCIPLINARY CODE 61 

Sec. 25. Such complaint shall be made in writing and must 
contain an orderly statement of the facts upon which proceedings 
should he based. Such complaint shall be filed with the National 
Secretary. 

Sec. 26. The President of the Fraternity shall annually appoint 
a standing Committee on Discipline, consisting of three members. 
All appeals and complaints made to the National Convention shall 
be referred to this Committee, and trials coming within the jurisdic- 
tion of the National Convention shall be conducted as the Commit- 
tee may deem best. 

Sec. 27. The Committee on Discipline shall report the full 
record and transcript of testimony in each case, with recommenda- 
tions, to the National Convention. The National Convention by 
majority vote may proceed to pass sentence on each case reported 
by the Committee. 



CHAPTER VI. 

Of Penalties. 

Sec. 28. A Chapter on finding a Brother guilty shall at once 
proceed to fix the penalty. It may by majority vote impose a fine, 
or by a two-thirds vote suspend the Brother from the privileges of 
the Fraternity for a term not to exceed one year. 

Sec. 29. The National Council may by five-sevenths vote sus- 
pend any Brother from the privileges of the Fraternity, and may by 
unanimous vote suspend any Resident or Graduate Chapter. 

Sec. 30. The National Convention may by three-fourths vote 
suspend any Brother from the privileges of the Fraternity or sus- 
pend any Resident or Graduate Chapter and may by unanimous 
vote, exclusive of the vote of the National Delegates elected by the 
Phi to which the Brother or Chapter under consideration belongs 
and of the vote of any other Brothers of that Phi entitled to vote in 
the National Convention, expel a Brother or cancel the charter of a 
Resident Chapter or dissolve a Graduate Chapter, 

(Sec. 26-27.) See Constitution, Art. VI, Sec. 3. 
(Sec. 28.) See Constitution, Art. IX. Sec. 3, and Art. X, Sec. 3. 
(Sec. 29.) See Constitution, Art. VIII, Sections 5-6; Art. IX, Sec. 7; 
Art. X, Sec. 9. 

(Sec. 30.) See Constitution, Art. VII, Sec. 5; Art. IX, Sec. 7; Art. 
X, Sec. 9. 



62 THE DISCIPLINARY CODE 

Sec. 31. The suspension of a member is a temporary with- 
drawal of the rights and privileges of the Fraternity. A suspended 
member is still accounted a Brother and is subject to the discipline 
and general rules of the Fraternity, but he may not attend any 
council of any Chapter or any other meeting of the Fraternity or 
hold any office. Such suspended member shall be considered not in 
good standing, and shall promptly deliver his Badge into the cus- 
tody of the National Secretary to be retained by tha:t officer until 
the expiration of the term of suspension. 

Sec. 32. The suspension of a Resident or Graduate Chapter is 
the temporary interdiction on the discharge of the respective func- 
tions of Resident or Graduate Chapter. Such suspended body shall 
be considered not in good standing, and shall promptly deliver its 
charter or authorization into the custody of the National Secretary 
and turn over all its other effects to the National Council. The in- 
dividual Brothers of such suspended body, however, unless specifi- 
cally included in the discipline, shall still be considered Brothers in 
good standing. 

Sec. 33. The expulsion of a member is the severance of the 
tie between the Brother and the Fraternity. An expelled member 
loses all rights and privileges and forfeits all claim on the Frater- 
nity. Such person may not again become a member of Alpha Chi 
Rho. 

Sec. 34. The cancellation of the charter of a Resident Chapter 
or the dissolution of a Graduate Chapter is the permanent revoca- 
tion of all being, rights, and privileges, of the Resident or Graduate 
Chapter respectively. The individual Brothers of such body, how- 
ever, unless specifically included in the discipline, shall still be con- 
sidered Brothers in good standing. 

(Sec. 31.) This is based on Act 113 and on decisions by Phi Psi, 8 
June, 1898, and the President of the Fraternity, before National Council, 
29 October, 1904. 

(Sec. 32.) This is based on a decision of the President of the Frat- 
ernity, before National Council, 18 April, 1903. 

(Sec. 33.) "The act of expulsion by the National Convention Is in 
every case absolutely final, and the only manner in which such a case 
may be reopened and reviewed is by declaration of the National Council 
as high court of justice, based on some evident error or illegality in 
the proceedings, that such expulsion was really never effected." [Presi- 
dent of the Fraternity, before National Council, 6 December, 1905.] See 
Section 35 of this Code. 

"It is the sense of the National Convention, in ninth regular Session 
assembled, that any intercourse by a Brother with one who has broken 
his oaths and been expelled in due course from the Fraternity, beyond 
what is absolutely necessary, is unfitting, and should be discounten- 
anced.'* [Resolution, 23 February, 1907.] 



THE DISCIPLINARY CODE 63 

Sec. 35. The National Council, on the discovery of some evi- 
dent error or illegality in the proceedings, may by unanimous con- 
sent issue a declaration setting aside a decision of the National 
Convention in a case involving expulsion from the Fraternity, in 
which event the Brother concerned shall be restored to full rights 
and privileges, and expulsion shall not be considered to have been 
effected, unless the National Convention at its next regular annual 
session shall renew sentence of expulsion, in which case the Na- 
tional Council may not again issue a declaration of error. 



We, members of the Special Committee on Revision and Codi- 
fication, hereby certify to the National Council that the foregoing 
is a true and just copy of the Constitution and Codes of the Frater- 
nity of Alpha Chi Rho now in force on this first day of September, 
A. D. 1917, all former laws and usages, save Ritual, to the contrary 
notwithstanding. 



[Signed] 



CARLTON J. H. HAYES, 

Chairman, 

JAMES L. ROBINSON, 

EDWARD C. BAILLY. 



Approved and Promulgated by authority of the National 
Council. 



[Signed] 



HENRY C. STAUNTON, 

President of the Fraternity, 

DIXON RYAN FOX, 

National Secretary. 



Index 



THE INDEX 

The abbreviations are: C — -Constitution; D — Disciplinary 
^ Code; S — St^.tutory Code. Roman numerals refer to articles; Arabic 
to sections. 

Acacia — S, 104. 

Accounting in Resident Chapter — S, 72. 

Act — S, introductory note, 114, 191. 

Address Book — S, 195. 

Address Book Fund — S, 195. 

Affiliation— C, II 5-6. 

Alcoholic Beverages Prohibited — S, 200. 

Alumni — See Graduate. 

Amendment to Constitution — C, XIII 1; S, 117. 

Amendment to Disciplinary Code — C, VII 5. 

Amendment to Ritual, Form of— S, 116. 

Amici — S, 7. 

Appeal to National Convention — D, 5-6, 18, 23, 26. 

Appeal to President of Fraternity — D, 5-6, 18. 

Appropriations — C, VIII 7. 

Assessments— C, VII 6; XII 1-2; S, 111, 195, 201. 

Attendance at National Convention — S, 122. 

Attorney — C, V note. 

Auditing— C, VIII 7. 

Authorized Dealers in Emblems, etc. — S, 10. 

Badge, Issue of— S, 11, 164. 

Badge, Proper Position to Wear — S, 12. 

Badge, Property Right to— C, XII 6; S, 164. 

Badge, Re-issue of — S, 164. 

Badge, Sale of— S, 163. 

Badge, Use of Design of — S, 12. 

Badge of Recognition — S, 6 . 

Baird's Manual — S, 12. 

Balloting on Candidates — C, II 2 . 

Banner — S, 4. 

Banquets — S, 200. 

Bills Rendered by National Treasurer — S, 135. 

Bills Rendered by Publication Manager — S, 188. 



68 THE INDEX 



The abbreviations are: C — Constitution; D — Disciplinary 
Code; S — Statutory Code. Roman numerals refer to articles; Arabic 
to sections. 

Blackballed, Candidates Once — ^C, 11 2 (7). 

Board of Trustees— C, VIII 4. 

Bond of National Treasurer — S, 133. 

Budget of Fraternity — C, VIII 7. 

Budget of Resident Chapter — S, 70. 

Building Corporation— C, XII 5; S. 70, 160-162. 

Cancellation of Charter— C, VII 5; IX 7; D, 30, 34. 
Censorship of Emblems — S, 9-15. 
Certificates of Membership— S, 50-51, 61. 
Chairmen of National Committees~^C, VI 4. 

Chapter, Graduate: 

Affiliation with— C, II 5-6. 

By-laws of— C, X 3. 

Composition of — C, II 4; X 1. 

Consideration of Constitutional Amendments by — C, XIII 1. 

Discipline by— C, X 3; D, 9, 11-18, 28. 

Discipline of— C, VII 5; VIII 5; X 9; D, 3, 6, 8, 19-27, 29-30, 32, 
34-35. 

Formation of — ^C, X 2. 

Garnet and White Obligations of— S, 90, 180-181, 184, 187-188. 

Meetings of— C, X 6. 

Name of— S, 24. 

National Delegates Elected in— C, VII 2, 6; X 5; S, 135. 

Notification of Approved Charter Petitions to — ^C, IX 2 . 

Officers of— C, X 4; S, 90-93. 

Powers of— C, VII 2-3; X 3. 

Relation to Resident Chapter of— C, X 4, 8. 

Reports of— C, VII 6; X 7; S, 90-94. 

Suspension of — ^C, VIII 5. 

Supervision of — C, V 4; S, 93. 

Taxation by— C, X 3; XII 1. 

Taxation of— S, 135, 142, 144-145, 187-188, 195. 
Chapter, Resident: 

Affiliation with— C, II 5-6. 

Bookkeeping by — S, 71-72. 

Budget of— S, 70. 

By-laws of— C, IX 3. 

Care of Ritual Book by— 8, 31-32, 34-35. 

Chartering of— C, II 1 note; VIII 5; IX 2. 

Composition of — C, II 4; IX 1. 



THE INDEX 69 



The abbreviations are: C — Constitution; D — Disciplinary 
Code; S — Statutory Code. Roman numerals refer to articles; Arabic 
to sections. 

Chapter, Resident (cont.) : 

Consideration of Constitutional Amendments by-^C, XIII 1. 
Cups Awarded to— S, 74, 122, 189. 
Discipline by— C, IX 3; D, 9-10, 12-18, 28. 

Discipline of— C, VII 5; VIII 5; IX 6-7; D, 3, 6, 8, 19-27, 29-30, 
32, 34-35. 

Examinations in — C, II 3; S, 61-64, 144 (2). 

Executive Committee of — S, 70. 

Forfeiture of Charter by — C, IX 6. 

Garnet and White Obligations of— S, 173, 178-179, 181, 184-186, 
188. 

House of— C, II 2 note; S, 70, 160-161, 200. 

Institution of— C, IX 2. 

Membership in — C, II 1-3. 

Mourning and Memorial Service in — S, 80-81. 

Name of— S, 23. 

National Delegates Elected in— ^C, II 7; VII 2, 6; X 5; S, 135. 

Notification of Pledging by — S, 40. 

Officers of— C, IX 4 and note; S, 70. 

Powers of— C, VII 2-3; IX 3. 

Relation to Graduate Chapter of — C, X 4, 8. 

Reports of— C, VII 6; IX 5; S, 71. 

Revocation of Charter of — ^C, IX 7. 

Scholarship in — S, 73-74. 

Size of— C, II 11; VIII 5. 

Taxation by— C, IX 3; XII 1. 

Taxation of— S, 135, 140-141, 143-145, 186, 188, 195. 

Visitation of— C, IV 4; VIII 5; S, 131. 
Chapter Correspondent — See Correspondent, Chapter. 
Chapter Houses — C, XII 5; S, 200. 
Chapter Periodicals — S, 170. 
Charter Fees— C, XII 2; S, 143. 
Charter, Forfeiture and Revocation of — ^C, IX ^ 7 
Charter, Grant of— C, VIII 5; IX 2 • ^,^0-23 
Christian — C, II; D, 7. 
Class Societies— C, II 10; VIII 5. 
Clubs— C, V 4; XL 
Coat-of-Arms — S, 2, 14. 
College Annuals— S, 12, 14-15. 
Colors of the Fraternity — S, 3. 



70 THE INDEX 



The abbreviations are: C — Constitution; D — Disciplinary 
Code; S — Statutory Code. Roman numerals refer to articles; Arabic 
to sections. 

Committees, National — C, III 8; VI. See Discipline, N. C. on; Rit- 
ual, N. C. on; Scholarship Cup, Award of 

Committees, in Resident Chapter — S, 70, 73. 

Complaints— D, 1-4, 7-10, 19-20, 24-25. 

Conferences, Inter-Fraternity — S, 100, 102. 

Convention, National — See National Convention. 

Copying Ritual Prohibited— S, 35. 

Correspondent, Chapter— C, IX 5; S, 11, 40, 80, 144 (6), 185; D, 
10, 12, 15-17. 

HJouncil, National — See National Council. 

Councils of Resident Chapters — C, IX 6. 

Cups, Award of— S, 74, 122, 189. 

Death— S, 80-81, 164. 

Decisions, Official — ^C, IX 5; S, introductory note, 191. 

Decisions, of National Convention — S, 118. 

Declaration of Error — D, 35. 

Delegates, National — See National Delegates. 

Deprivation of President of Fraternity— C, III 4-5; V 4; VII 5. 

Diamonds Prohibited on Badge — S, 12. 

Directory — See Address Book. 

Disciplinary Code— C, II 12; VII 5; D, 1-35. 

Discipline— C, II 12; VII 5; VIII 6; IX 3; X 3; D, 1-35. 

Discipline, National Committee on — C, VI 1, 3-5; D, 23, 26-27. 

Dissolution of Graduate Chapter — C, X 9; D, 30, 34. 

Dual Membership Prohibited— C, II 10. 

Dues— S, 111, 201. See Taxes. 

Edicts— C, VIII 11; IX 5; S, introductory note, 191. 

Editor — See National Editor. 

Efficiency Cup, Award of — S, 74. 

Election of Members — C, II 2; IX 3. 

Election of National Delegates— C, II 7; VII 2; X 5. 

Election of National Officers— C, III 1; IV 1; V 2-3. 

Election of Officers in Graduate Chapter — C, X 4, 6. 

Election of Officers in Resident Chapter — C, IX 4 and note. 

Eligibility to Membership— ^C, II 1, 10; S, 42. 

Emblems and their Use — S, 1-15. 

Enactment — S, introductory note, 114, 191. 

Ensign — S, 13. 

Entertainments — S, 200. 

Error, Declaration of — D, 35. 

Esoteric Manual — S, 62 and note. 



THE INDEX 71 



The abbreviations are: C — Constitution; D — Disciplinary 
Code; S — Statutory Code. Roman numerals refer to articles; Arabic 
to sections, 

Examination—C, II 3; IV 3; S, 51, 61-64, 144 (2). 

Exclusion of Negroes — S, 42. 

Executive Committee of Graduate Chapter — ^C, X 4, 6-7. 

Executive Committee of Resident Chapter — S, 70. 

Exoteric Manual — S, 61 and note. 

Expelled Members— C, II 8; S, 163. 

Expenditures, National— C, VIII 7; XII 2; S, 33. 

Expenditures, of Resident Chapter — S, 70. 

Expulsion from Membership — ^C, VII 5; D, 30, 33, 35. 

Faculty Membership — ^C, II 1 note. 

Fee, Registration — S, 140. 

File, Chapter, of Garnet and White — S, 173. 

Finances, National— C, VIII 7; XII 1-2. 

Finances, of Graduate Chapter — ^C, X 3. 

Finances, of Resident Chapter — C, IX 3; S, 70, 72. 

Fines— C, VII 6; XII 2; S, 111, 135, 144, 186-188; D, 28. 

Fiscal Year — S, 145. 

Flag — S, 4. 

Flower — S. 8 

Forfeiture of Charter— C, IX 6. 

Forms of Legislation — S, 113,120. 

Formulary of the Fraternity — S, 130. 

Founders, Revered — S, 80, 201. 

Frontispiece to Ritual, Use of — S, 15. 

Funds— C, XII 3; S, 132, 134, 150-153. See Address Book F.; Gar- 
net and White F; Garnet and White Life Subscription F; 
General F; Permanent F. 

Garnet and White, The— €, V 6 and note; IX 5; S, 80, 90, 111, 144, 

171-174, 176-188. 
Garnet and White Fund— S, 151, 174, 194. 
Garnet and White Life Subscription Fund— S, 182. 
General Fund— S, 150-152, 194. 
Government of Fraternity — C, 12. 
Graduate Brothers: 

Affiliation of — C, II 5. 

Compose Graduate Chapters — ^C, II 4; XI. 

Discipline of— D, 2, 9, 11-18. 

In Resident Chapters— C, II 7; IX 1; X 5. 
Graduate Chapter — See Chapter, Graduate. 
Graduate Clubs — See Clubs. 



THE INDEX 



The abbreviations are: C — Constitution; D— Disciplinary 
Code; S — Statutory Code. Roman numerals refer to articles; Arabic 
to sections. 

Graduate Editor of Garnet and White^ — S, 187. 
Graduates' Cup, Av/ard of — S, 74. 

Hazing Prohibited — S, 41. 
High School Fraternities — S, 103. 
Honorarium of National Secretary — S, 131. 
Honorary Members — ^C, II 1 note; S, 201. 
Honorary Societies — C, II 10; VIII 5. 

Income — See Revenue. 

Initiates— C, II 3; S, 61-62, 144 (2), 178. 

Initiation— C, II 1 note; IX 3; S, 40-41, 144 (2). 

Insignia — S, 1-15. 

Institution of Chapters — C, IX 2. 

Instruction of Postulants and Brothers — C, II 3; IV 3; S, 60-64. 

Inter-Fraternity Conference, The — S, 100. 

Inter-Fraternity Conferences, Local — S, 102. 

Intoxicants Prohibited — S, 200. 

Jewelry — S, 9-15. 
Jurisdiction in Trials — D, 1-6. 

Labarum, The— C, V 6; S, 80, 190-194. 

Labarum Design — S, 13. 

Landmarks— C, II; II 3; S, 172. 

Life Subscription to Garnet and White — S, 182. 

Loans to Garnet and White — S, 175. 

Local Society Chartered by Fraternity — C, I 1 note. 

Manager, Business — See Publication Manager. 

Meetings of Graduate Chapter — C, X 6. 

Meetings of National Convention — See Sessions. 

Meetings of National Council — ^C, VIII 3, 12. 

Meetings of Resident Chapter — See Councils. 

Membership— C, II; S, 42, 104-106. 

Membership Certificates — S, 50-51, 61. 

Memorial Service — S, 80-81. 

Minutes — See Record. 

Mortgage of Property — S, 160. 

Motions in National Convention — S, 113-114, 119-120. 

Motto— S, 2. 

Mourning, Regulations for — S, 80-81. 



THE INDEX 73 



The abbreviations are: C — Constitution; D — Disciplinary 
Code; S — Statutory Code. Roman numerals refer to articles; Arabic 
to sections. 

National Committees — See Committees, National; Discipline, N. C. 
on; Ritual, N. C. on. 

National Convention: 

Attendance Cup — S, 122. 

Composition of — C, VII 2. 

Credentials— C, VII 2; S, 110-112. 

Discipline by— C, VI 3; VII 5; VIII 6; IX 6-7; X 9; D, 1-8, 24-27, 
30, 35. 

Motions, etc., in— C, VII 5; S, 113-120. 

Officers of— C, III 3; IV 2; V 4. 

Powers of— C, VII 1; VIII 7; IX 3; X 1, 3, 9; XI 3. 

Quorum of— C, VII 4. 

Reports to— C, IV 2; V 5-6; VII 6; S, 121. 

Revenue of — C, XII 2. 

Sessions of — C, VII 3. 

Veto of Acts of— C, VIII 11. 

Voting in— C, VII 5. 
National Council: 

Appointment of Inter-Fratenity Delegates by — S, 100. 

Approval of Authorized Dealers, etc., by — S, 9, 10. 

Approval of Constitutional Amendments by — C, XIII 1. 

Censorship by — S, 9-10. 

Composition of— C, V 2; VIII 1. 

Control of Clubs by— C, XI 3. 

Control of Finances by— C, V 5; VIII 7; XII 3-4; S, 133-134, 143, 
174, 175, 182. 

Control of Graduate Chapters by— C, VIII 5; X 1, 3, 9. 

Control of Instruction by — S, 60-64. 

Control of Membership by— C, II 6, 10-11; VIII 5; S, 105-106. 

Control of National Committees by — C, VI 4-5. 

Control of Notional Convention by— G, VII 3, 5; VIII 11; S, 112. 

Control of Officers by— C, V 3, 8; VIII 8, 10. 

Control of Property by— C, VIII 3-6; S, 160-162. 

Control of Publications by— C, V 6; VIII 9; S, 7, 170, 177, 190. 

Control of Resident Chapters by— C, VIII 5; IX 3, 5-7; S, 71, 73. 

Discipline by— C, VIII 6; IX 7; X 9; D, 1-8, 19-23, 29, 35. 

Edicts of — C, VIII 11; S, introductory note. 
Forms Approved by— S, 40, 50, 130. 
General Powers of — ^C, VIII 4. 

Grant of Charters by— C, VIII 5; IX 2; S, 20-23, 143. 

Meetings of— C, VIII 3, 12. 



74 THE INDEX 



The abbreviations are: C — Constitution; D — Disciplinary 
Code; S — Statutory Code. Roman numerals refer to articles; Arabic 
to sections. 

National Council (cont.) : 

Officers of— C, IV 2; VIII 2. 

Quorum of — ^C, VIII 3 and note. 

Recognition of Graduate Chapters by — C, X 2. 

Reports of— C, VIII 12; S, 192. 

Reports to— €, V 5; VI 4. 

National Councillors— C, V 1-2, 8; VIII 1. 

National Delegates— C, II 7; VII 2, 4-6; X 4-5; S, 110, 135, 184, 188. 

National Editor--C, V 1, 3, 6, 8; S, 121, 171, 175, 189, 190. 

National Instructor — C, IV note; V note. 

National Inter-Fraternity Conference — S, 100. 

National Officers — See Officers, National. 

National President — See President of the Fraternity. 

National Recorder — C, IV note; V note. 

National Secretary: 

Eligibility and Election of — C, IV 1. 

Edits Address Book— S, 195. 

Edits Labarum — S, 190. 

Expenses of — S, 131. 

Honorarium of — S, 131. 

Issues Membership Certificates — S, 51. 

Issues Orders for Badges — S, 11. 

Issues Ritual Books — S, 30-34. 

Issues Summons for Special Sessions — C, VII 3. 

Keeps List of Authorized Dealers — S, 10. 

Keeps Minutes — C, IV 2. 

Keeps Records— C, IV 2; VIII 7, 12; IX 2; X 2; XI 3; S, 145, 183. 

Makes Report— C, IV 2; VIII 12. 

Member of Committee on Award of Graduates' Cup — S, 74. 

Member of National Council— C, V 2; VIII 1-2. 

Notifies Chapters of Approved Petitions — C, IX 2. 

Prepares Business Forms — S, 130. 

Prepares Form of Convention Credential — S, 110. 

Receives Graduate Reports — S, 92, 94. 

Receives National Officers' Reports — S, 121, 144 (6). 

Receives Requests to Join Professional Fraternities — S, 106. 

Receives Scholarship Reports — S, 73. 

Removal of — C, V 8. 

Signs Orders on Treasury — C, lY 2. 



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The abbreviations are: C — Constitution; D — Disciplinary- 
Code; S — Statutory Code. Roman numerals refer to articles; Arabic 
to sections. 

National Secretary (cont.) : 

Submits Constitutional Amendments — C, XIII 1. 

Superintends Instruction— C, IV 3; S, 61-64, 144 (2). 

Visits Resident Chapters— C, IV 4; VIII 5. 
National Treasurer— C, V 1, 3, 5, 8; VIII 1, 7; S, 33, 110-111, 121, 132- 

135, 140-145, 154, 182, 186-188, 195. 
National Vice-President — See Vice-President of the Fraternity. 
Negroes Excluded — S, 42. 
Nomenclature of Chapters — S, 23-24. 

Obligations of Resident Membership — C, II 7 note. 
Officers, National— C, III-V; VII 2; VIII 7; S, 80, 191-192. 
Officers of Graduate Chapter— C X 3-4, 6-7; S, 90-93. 
Officers of Resident Chapter— C, IX 3-5; S, 61-63. 
Offenses— D, 7-8. 

Pan-Hellenic Conferences — S, 102. 

Pan-Hellenic Library — S, 101. 

Past Presidents of the Fraternity— C, III note; VII 2, 5; VIII 5. 

Penalties in Discipline — D, 28-35. 

Permanent Fund— C, XII 4; S, 150, 152-154. 

Petitions for Charters— C, IX 2; S, 21. 

Phi's— C, II 4; S, 122. 

Phi Phi Charter Restriction— S, 20 note. 

Pledge Button — S, 5. 

Pledging— C, II 2 note; S, 5, 40. 

Postulants— C, II 3; IV 3; IX 3; S, 40-41, 51, 60-61, 64. 

Preparatory School Fraternities — S, 103. 

President of the Fraternity— C, 12; III; V 2, 4, 5; VI 1-2, 5; VII 3, 

5; VIII 1-4, 6; IX 3, 6; X 3, 9; S, 31-35, 63, 74, 164, 172; D, 8. 
President of Graduate Chapter — ^C, X 4. 
Procedure in National Convention — C, VII 5; S, 110-121. 
Procedure in Trials — D, 1-35. 

Professional Fraternities— C, II 10; VIII 5; S, 105-106. 
Prohibition of Alcoholic Beverages — S, 200. 
Property— C, VIII 4; XII 5. 
Proxy- Voting in Graduate Chapter — C, X 6. 
Proxy-Voting in National Convention — C, VII 5. 
Publication Manager— C, V, 1, 3, 6, 8; S, 121, 144 (4), 171, 174-182, 

190. 
Publications— C, V 6; VIII 9; S, 170-195. 



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The abbreviations are: C — Constitution; D — Disciplinary 
Code; S — Statutory Code. Roman numerals refer to articles; Arabic 
to sections. 

Quorum of National Convention — ^C, VII 4. 

Quorum of National Council — ^C, VIII 3 and note. 

Real Estate— ^C, XII 5; S, 160-162. 

Recognition Button — S, 6. 

Recorder — See Correspondent, Chapter. 

Records of Graduate Chapters — S, 94. 

Records of National Secretary— C, IV 2-3; VIII 8, 12. 

Records o^ Nationa' Treasurer — C, V 5; VIII 8. 

Records of Resident Chapters — ^C, IX 5; S, 71-72. 

Recordri of Trials— D, 16, 23, 27. 

Registration Pee — S, 140. 

Removal from Office— C, V 8; VII 5; VIII 10 and note. 

Repeal of Legislation — S, introductory note. 

Reports of Graduate Chapters— C, VII 6; X 7; S, 90-94. 

Reports of N;^.tional Committees— ^C, VI 4; S, 121, 191-192. 

Reports of National Council— C, VIII 7, 12; S, 192. 

Reports oi National Editor— C, V 6; S, 121, 191-192. 

Reports of National Secretary—C, IV 2; VIII 12; S, 121, 191-192. 

Reports of National Treasurer — ^C, V 5; S, 121. 

Reports of Publication Manager — ^C, V 6; S, 121. 

Reports of Resident Chapters— C, VII 6; IX 5; S, 70-71. 

Resident Brothers: 

Affiliation of— C, II 5-6. 

Compose Resident Chapters — ^C, II 4; IX 1. 

Discipline of— D, 1, 9-10, 12-18. 

In Graduate Chapters — ^C, II 6; XI. 
Resident Chapter — See Chapter, Resident. 
Resident of Graduate Chapter — ^C, X 4; S, 93. 
Resignation of Brothers Prohibited — C, II 9. 
Resignation of Chapters Prohibited — C, IX 6; X 9. 
Resolution, Form of — S^ 115. 
Revenue of the Traternity — ^^C, XII 2. 
Revocr/ion of Charter — C, IX 7. 
Ritual— C, introductory note; III 2; IV 4; VI 2 note; IX 3; X 3; S, 

30-35, 62-63; D, 7-8. 
Ritual Am-endmen"-. Form of — S, 116. 
Ritual Book— S, 30-35. 
Ritual Frontispiece, Use of — S, 15. 

Safety Vault for Ritual, etc.— S, 33. 

Sale of Property— S, 160. 

Scholarship Committee in Resident Chapter — S, 73. 



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The abbreviations are: C — Constitution; D — Disciplinary 
Code; S — Statutory Code. Roman numerals refer to articles; Arabic 
to sections. 

Scholarship Cup, Award of — S, 74. 

School Fraternities — S, 103. 

Seal of the Fraternity — S, 1. 

Secretary, Corresponding — See Correspondent, Chapter. 

Secretary, National — See National Secretary. 

Secretary-Treasurer of Graduate Chapter — C, X 4, 7; S, 90-93, 180, 

187. 
Sessions of National Convention — C, VII 3. 
Sign of Recognition — 8, 6. 
"Sing Heigh, Sing Ho"— S, 7. 

Size of Membership in Resident Chapter — ^C, II 11; VIII 5. 
Social Gatherings — S, 200. 
Song-Book — S, 7 and note. 

Statements Rendered by National Treasurer — S, 135. 
Statements Rendered by Publication Manager — S, 188. 
Stationery, Censorship of — S, 9-10, 12-15. 
Statutes — S, introductory note. 
Subscription to Publications — 8, 176-183, 193. 
Suspension of Brother— C, VII 5; VIII 6; D 28-31. 
Suspension of Chapter— C, VII 5; VIII 5; IX 7; X 9; D, 30, 32. 
Symbols — S, 1-15. 

Taxes-—C, VII 6; X 1-2; S, 140-145. 

The:a Nu Epsilon — S, 104. 

Tie Vote in National Convention — ^C, VII 5. 

Title to Property— C, XII 5. 

Travelling Expenses of National Secretary — S, 131. 

Treasurer, National — See National Treasurer. 

Treasurer, of Graduate Chapter — See Secretary-Treasurer. 

Trials by Chapters— D, 9-18. 

Trials by National Convention — D, 24-27. 

Trials by National Council— D, 19-23. 

Trustees — See National Council. 

Trustee of Permanent Fund — 8, 154. 

Vacancy in Graduate Chapter Office — C, X 4. 
Vacancy in National Committee — ^C, VI 5. 
Vacancy in National Office— C, V 2, 8; VIII 10. 
Veto of Acts of National Convention — C, VIII 11. 
Vice-President of the Fraternity— C, III 5; V 1-2, 4; VIII 1; XI; XI 
3; S, 92. 



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The abbreviations are: C — Constitution; D — Disciplinary 
Code; S — Statutory Code. Roman numerals refer to articles; Arabic 
to sections. 

Visitation of Resident Chapters— C, IV 4; VIII 5. 
Voting in National Convention — ^C, VII 5. 
Voting on Constitutional Amendments — C, XIII 1. 
Voting on New Members — ^C, II 2. 

Withdrawal of Brothers Prohibited--C, II 9. 
Withdrawal of Chapters Prohibited— C, IX 6; X 9. 



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